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4Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonour.
Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me.
Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
8Let destruction come on him unawares.
Let his net that he has hidden catch himself.
Let him fall into that destruction.
Let his net that he has hidden catch himself.
Let him fall into that destruction.
10All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like you,
who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him;
yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him;
yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth.
I afflicted my soul with fasting.
My prayer returned into my own bosom.
I afflicted my soul with fasting.
My prayer returned into my own bosom.
14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother.
I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together.
The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it.
They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it.
They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
17Lord, how long will you look on?
Rescue my soul from their destruction,
my precious life from the lions.
Rescue my soul from their destruction,
my precious life from the lions.
19Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;
neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
20For they don’t speak peace,
but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!”
Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity.
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonour who magnify themselves against me.
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonour who magnify themselves against me.
27Let those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad.
Yes, let them say continually, “May The LORD be magnified,
who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
Yes, let them say continually, “May The LORD be magnified,
who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.