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For Thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries;
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and hast delivered me according to the multitude of Thy mercies and greatness of Thy name from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had;
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from the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which I kindled not;
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from the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue and from lying words.
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By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue, my soul drew near even unto death; my life was near to the hell beneath.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.