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¹ Of David. [1] Oppose my opponents, LORD; fight those who fight me. ⓐ

² Take your shields — large and small — and come to my aid. ⓑ

³ Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers, and assure me: “I am your deliverance.” ⓒ

⁴ Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. ⓓ

⁵ Let them be like chaff in the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away. ⓔ

⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. ⓕ

⁷ They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause. ⓖ

⁸ Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it — to his ruin. ⓗ

⁹ Then I will rejoice in the LORD; I will delight in his deliverance. ⓘ

¹⁰ All my bones will say, “LORD, who is like you, ⓙ rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor or the needy from one who robs him?” ⓚ

¹¹ Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know. ⓛ

¹² They repay me evil for good, making me desolate. ⓜ

¹³ Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine. [1] ⓝ

¹⁴ I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for a mother. ⓐ

¹⁵ But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. ⓑ

¹⁶ With godless mockery [2] they gnashed their teeth at me. ⓒ

¹⁷ Lord, how long will you look on? ⓓ Rescue me from their ravages; rescue my precious life from the young lions. ⓔ

¹⁸ I will praise you in the great assembly; I will exalt you among many people. ⓕ

¹⁹ Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause ⓖ wink at me maliciously. ⓗ

²⁰ For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes [3] against those who live peacefully in the land. ⓘ

²¹ They open their mouths wide against me and say, “Aha, aha! We saw it!” [4] ⓙ

²² You saw it, LORD; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me. ⓚ

²³ Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord! ⓛ

²⁴ Vindicate me, LORD my God, in keeping with your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me. ⓜ

²⁵ Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha! Just what we wanted.” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!” ⓝ

²⁶ Let those who rejoice at my misfortune be disgraced and humiliated; let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and reproach. ⓐ

²⁷ Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, “The LORD be exalted. He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.” ⓑ

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1	Of David. [1] Oppose my opponents, LORD; fight those who fight me. ⓐ
2	Take your shields — large and small — and come to my aid. ⓑ
3	Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers, and assure me: “I am your deliverance.” ⓒ
4	Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. ⓓ
5	Let them be like chaff in the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away. ⓔ
6	Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. ⓕ
7	They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause. ⓖ
8	Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it — to his ruin. ⓗ
9	Then I will rejoice in the LORD; I will delight in his deliverance. ⓘ
10	All my bones will say, “LORD, who is like you, ⓙ rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor or the needy from one who robs him?” ⓚ
11	Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know. ⓛ
12	They repay me evil for good, making me desolate. ⓜ
13	Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine. [1] ⓝ
14	I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for a mother. ⓐ
15	But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. ⓑ
16	With godless mockery [2] they gnashed their teeth at me. ⓒ
17	Lord, how long will you look on? ⓓ Rescue me from their ravages; rescue my precious life from the young lions. ⓔ
18	I will praise you in the great assembly; I will exalt you among many people. ⓕ
19	Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause ⓖ wink at me maliciously. ⓗ
20	For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes [3] against those who live peacefully in the land. ⓘ
21	They open their mouths wide against me and say, “Aha, aha! We saw it!” [4] ⓙ
22	You saw it, LORD; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me. ⓚ
23	Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord! ⓛ
24	Vindicate me, LORD my God, in keeping with your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me. ⓜ
25	Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha! Just what we wanted.” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!” ⓝ
26	Let those who rejoice at my misfortune be disgraced and humiliated; let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and reproach. ⓐ
27	Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, “The LORD be exalted. He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.” ⓑ
28	And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praise all day long. ⓒ

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