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Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.
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2
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Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.
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3
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Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.
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4
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Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise evil against me.
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5
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Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.
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6
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Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
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7
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For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.
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8
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Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.
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9
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But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.
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10
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All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.
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11
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Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.
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12
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They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.
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13
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But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.
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14
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As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.
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15
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But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.
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16
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They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
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Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.
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18
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I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.
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Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.
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20
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For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.
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21
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And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.
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22
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Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.
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23
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Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
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24
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Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.
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25
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Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up.
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Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me.
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Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant.
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28
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And my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.
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