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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1A shiggaion 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, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands-- |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe-- |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Arise, LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Let the LORD judge the peoples. Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure-- you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. |
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