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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5They repay me evil for good, and hate for love. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side! |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8May his days be few! May another take his job! |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property! |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children! |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the LORD! May his mother's sin not be forgotten! |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth! |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually! |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me! |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me! |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me! |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30I will thank the LORD profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life. |
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