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for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse yourself, come to my help and see!
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You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. (Selah)
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Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
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There they are, bellowing with their mouths, with sharp words on their lips— for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
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But you laugh at them, O Lord; you hold all the nations in derision.
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O my strength, I will watch for you; for you, O God, are my fortress.
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My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
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Do not kill them, or my people may forget; make them totter by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
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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,
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consume them in wrath; consume them until they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. (Selah)
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Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.