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1 God, save me from my enemies. Protect me from those who come against me.
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Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
2 Save me from those who do evil and from murderers.
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deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 Look, men are waiting to ambush me. Cruel men attack me, but I have not sinned or done wrong, Lord.
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For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
4 I have done nothing wrong, but they are ready to attack me. Wake up to help me, and look.
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for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!
5 You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Arise and punish those people. Do not give those traitors any mercy. Selah
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You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 They come back at night. Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.
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Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
7 Notice what comes from their mouths. Insults come from their lips, because they say, "Who's listening?"
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There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips—for “Who, ” they think, “will hear us? ”
8 But, Lord, you laugh at them; you make fun of all of them.
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But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
9 God, my strength, I am looking to you, because God is my defender.
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O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.
10 My God loves me, and he goes in front of me. He will help me defeat my enemies.
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My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Lord, our protector, do not kill them, or my people will forget. With your power scatter them and defeat them.
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Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
12 They sin by what they say; they sin with their words. They curse and tell lies, so let their pride trap them.
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For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
13 Destroy them in your anger; destroy them completely! Then they will know that God rules over Israel and to the ends of the earth.Selah
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consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah
14 They come back at night. Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.
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Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
15 They wander about looking for food, and they howl if they do not find enough.
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They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.
16 But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will sing about your love. You are my defender, my place of safety in times of trouble.
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But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 God, my strength, I will sing praises to you. God, my defender, you are the God who loves me.
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O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.