42 lines
1.5 KiB
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42 lines
1.5 KiB
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# Chapter 7
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1 Lord my God, I seek refuge in you;
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save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,
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2 or they will tear me like a lion,
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ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.
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3 Lord my God, if I have done this,
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if there is injustice on my hands,
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4 if I have done harm to one at peace with me
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or have plundered my adversary without cause,
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5 may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
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may he trample me to the ground
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and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
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6 Rise up, Lord, in your anger;
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lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;
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awake for me;
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you have ordained a judgment.
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7 Let the assembly of peoples gather around you;
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take your seat on high over it.
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8 The Lord judges the peoples;
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vindicate me, Lord,
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according to my righteousness and my integrity.
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9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
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but establish the righteous.
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The one who examines the thoughts and emotions
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is a righteous God.
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10 My shield is with God,
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who saves the upright in heart.
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11 God is a righteous judge
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and a God who shows his wrath every day.
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12 If anyone does not repent,
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he will sharpen his sword;
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he has strung his bow and made it ready.
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13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
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he tips his arrows with fire.
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14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
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conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
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15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
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but fell into the hole he had made.
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16 His trouble comes back on his own head;
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his own violence comes down on top of his head.
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17 I will thank the Lord for his righteousness;
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I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High. |