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1 God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me; the battle has pressed me all day long.
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Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2 My enemies have chased me all day; there are many proud people fighting me.
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my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.
3 When I am afraid, I will trust you.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 I praise God for his word. I trust God, so I am not afraid. What can human beings do to me?
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In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they twist my words; all their evil plans are against me.
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All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They wait. They hide. They watch my steps, hoping to kill me.
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They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
7 God, do not let them escape; punish the foreign nations in your anger.
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For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You have recorded my troubles. You have kept a list of my tears. Aren't they in your records?
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You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
9 On the day I call for help, my enemies will be defeated. I know that God is on my side.
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Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
10 I praise God for his word to me; I praise the Lord for his word.
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In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 I trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?
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in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12 God, I must keep my promises to you. I will give you my offerings to thank you,
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I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.
13 because you have saved me from death. You have kept me from being defeated. in light among the living.
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For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.