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1 O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
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LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 many are saying to me, "There is no help for you in God." (Selah)
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Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
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But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I cry aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy hill. (Selah)
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I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
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I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
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I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
7 Rise up, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
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Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! (Selah)
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From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.