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1. By David. O LORD, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!
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1. A Psalm of David H1732 . Plead H7378 my cause , O LORD H3068 , with H854 them that strive H3401 with me : fight against H3898 H853 them that fight against H3898 me.
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2. Grab your small shield and large shield, and rise up to help me!
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2. Take hold H2388 of shield H4043 and buckler H6793 , and stand up H6965 for mine help H5833 .
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3. Use your spear and lance against those who chase me! Assure me with these words: "I am your deliverer!"
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3. Draw out H7324 also the spear H2595 , and stop H5462 the way against H7125 them that persecute H7291 me: say H559 unto my soul H5315 , I H589 am thy salvation H3444 .
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4. May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
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4. Let them be confounded H954 and put to shame H3637 that seek after H1245 my soul H5315 : let them be turned H5472 back H268 and brought to confusion H2659 that devise H2803 my hurt H7451 .
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5. May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the LORD's angel attacks them!
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5. Let them be H1961 as chaff H4671 before H6440 the wind H7307 : and let the angel H4397 of the LORD H3068 chase H1760 them .
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6. May their path be dark and slippery, as the LORD's angel chases them!
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6. Let their way H1870 be H1961 dark H2822 and slippery H2519 : and let the angel H4397 of the LORD H3068 persecute H7291 them.
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7. I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.
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7. For H3588 without cause H2600 have they hid H2934 for me their net H7568 in a pit H7845 , which without cause H2600 they have digged H2658 for my soul H5315 .
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8. Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
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8. Let destruction H7722 come upon H935 him at unawares H3808 H3045 ; and let his net H7568 that H834 he hath hid H2934 catch H3920 himself : into that very destruction H7722 let him fall H5307 .
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9. Then I will rejoice in the LORD and be happy because of his deliverance.
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9. And my soul H5315 shall be joyful H1523 in the LORD H3068 : it shall rejoice H7797 in his salvation H3444 .
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10. With all my strength I will say, "O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."
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10. All H3605 my bones H6106 shall say H559 , LORD H3068 , who H4310 is like unto thee H3644 , which deliverest H5337 the poor H6041 from him that is too strong H4480 H2389 for H4480 him, yea , the poor H6041 and the needy H34 from him that spoileth H4480 H1497 him?
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11. Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
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11. False H2555 witnesses H5707 did rise up H6965 ; they laid to my charge H7592 things that H834 I knew H3045 not H3808 .
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12. They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
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12. They rewarded H7999 me evil H7451 for H8478 good H2896 to the spoiling H7908 of my soul H5315 .
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13. When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)
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13. But as for me H589 , when they were sick H2470 , my clothing H3830 was sackcloth H8242 : I humbled H6031 my soul H5315 with fasting H6685 ; and my prayer H8605 returned H7725 into H5921 mine own bosom H2436 .
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14. I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
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14. I behaved myself H1980 as though he had been my friend H7453 or brother H251 : I bowed down H7817 heavily H6937 , as one that mourneth H57 for his mother H517 .
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15. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
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15. But in mine adversity H6761 they rejoiced H8055 , and gathered themselves together H622 : yea , the abjects H5222 gathered themselves together H622 against H5921 me , and I knew H3045 it not H3808 ; they did tear H7167 me , and ceased H1826 not H3808 :
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16. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
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16. With hypocritical H2611 mockers H3934 in feasts H4580 , they gnashed H2786 upon H5921 me with their teeth H8127 .
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17. O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!
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17. Lord H136 , how long H4100 wilt thou look on H7200 ? rescue H7725 my soul H5315 from their destructions H4480 H7722 , my darling H3173 from the lions H4480 H3715 .
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18. Then I will give you thanks in the great assembly; I will praise you before a large crowd of people!
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18. I will give thee thanks H3034 in the great H7227 congregation H6951 : I will praise H1984 thee among much H6099 people H5971 .
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19. Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!
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19. Let not H408 them that are mine enemies H341 wrongfully H8267 rejoice H8055 over me: neither let them wink H7169 with the eye H5869 that hate H8130 me without a cause H2600 .
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20. For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.
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20. For H3588 they speak H1696 not H3808 peace H7965 : but they devise H2803 deceitful H4820 matters H1697 against H5921 them that are quiet H7282 in the land H776 .
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21. They are ready to devour me; they say, "Aha! Aha! We've got you!"
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21. Yea , they opened H7337 their mouth H6310 wide against H5921 me, and said H559 , Aha H1889 , aha H1889 , our eye H5869 hath seen H7200 it .
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22. But you take notice, LORD! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!
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22. This thou hast seen H7200 , O LORD H3068 : keep not H408 silence H2790 : O Lord H136 , be not H408 far H7368 from H4480 me.
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23. Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!
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23. Stir up thyself H5782 , and awake H6974 to my judgment H4941 , even unto my cause H7379 , my God H430 and my Lord H136 .
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24. Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!
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24. Judge H8199 me , O LORD H3068 my God H430 , according to thy righteousness H6664 ; and let them not H408 rejoice H8055 over me.
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25. Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha! We have what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured him!"
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25. Let them not H408 say H559 in their hearts H3820 , Ah H1889 , so would we have it H5315 : let them not H408 say H559 , We have swallowed him up H1104 .
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26. May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!
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26. Let them be ashamed H954 and brought to confusion H2659 together H3162 that rejoice H8056 at mine hurt H7451 : let them be clothed H3847 with shame H1322 and dishonor H3639 that magnify H1431 themselves against H5921 me.
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27. May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, "May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure."
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27. Let them shout for joy H7442 , and be glad H8055 , that favor H2655 my righteous cause H6664 : yea , let them say H559 continually H8548 , Let the LORD H3068 be magnified H1431 , which hath pleasure H2655 in the prosperity H7965 of his servant H5650 .
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28. Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long.
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28. And my tongue H3956 shall speak H1897 of thy righteousness H6664 and of thy praise H8416 all H3605 the day H3117 long.
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