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Save me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who attack me!
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Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers!
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Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,
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nor because of any fault of mine, O Lord, that they hurry to their places.
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Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors!
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They come back in the evening, snarling like dogs as they go about the city.
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Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.
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But you laugh at them, Lord; you mock all the heathen.
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I have confidence in your strength; you are my refuge, O God.
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My God loves me and will come to me; he will let me see my enemies defeated.