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?A shiggaion Title: Probably a literary or musical term of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.?
Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
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or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
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Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands -
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if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe -
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then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. The Hebrew has [Selah] (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
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Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.
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Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
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Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure - you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
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My shield Or [sovereign] is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
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God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
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If he does not relent, he Or [If anyone does not repent, / God] will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
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He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
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Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
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Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
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The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
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I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.