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1. A song of David. Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight 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. Pick up your shields, large and small. Get up and 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. Take a spear and javelin and fight those who are chasing me. Tell me, "I will rescue you."
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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. Some people are trying to kill me. Disappoint them and make them ashamed. Make them turn and run away. They are planning to hurt me. Defeat and embarrass them.
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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. Make them like chaff blown by the wind. Let them be chased by the Lord's angel.
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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. Make their road dark and slippery. Let the Lord's angel chase 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 nothing wrong, but they tried to trap me. For no reason at all, they dug a pit to catch 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. So let them fall into their own traps. Let them stumble into their own nets. Let some unknown danger catch them.
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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. I will be happy when he saves me.
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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 my whole self I will say, "Lord, there is no one like you. You protect the poor from those who are stronger. You save the poor and helpless 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. There are witnesses trying to harm me. They ask me questions that I know nothing about.
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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 pay me back evil for the good I have done. They make me so very sad.
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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 was sad and wore sackcloth. I went without eating to show my sorrow. (May my prayers for them not be answered!)
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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 a brother. I bowed low with sadness, crying as I would for my own 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 had troubles, they laughed at me. They were not really friends. I was surrounded and attacked by people I didn't even know.
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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. They made fun of me, using the worst language. They ground their teeth to show their anger.
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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. My Lord, how long will you watch this happen? Save my life from these people who are attacking me like lions and trying to destroy me.
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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. I will praise you in the great assembly. I will praise you there among the crowds.
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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. Don't let my lying enemies keep on laughing at me. They have no reason to hate me. Surely they will be punished for their secret plans.
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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. They have no friendly words for others, but plan ways to hurt those who want to live in peace.
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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 telling lies about me. They say, "Aha! We know what you did!"
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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. Lord, surely you can see what is happening. So don't keep quiet. Lord, don't leave 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. Wake up! Get up! My God and my Lord, fight for me, and bring me justice.
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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. Lord my God, judge me with your fairness. Don't let those people laugh at 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. Don't let them think, "Aha! We got what we wanted!" Don't let them say, "We destroyed 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. Let my enemies be ashamed and embarrassed� all those who were happy about my troubles. Proud of themselves, they treated me as worthless. So let them be covered with shame and disgrace.
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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. To those who want the best for me, I wish them joy and happiness. May they always say, "Praise the Lord, who wants what is best for his servant."
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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. So, Lord, I will tell people how good you are. I will 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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