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Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

^1 (C1)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
^(C2)Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

² Deliver me from ^(C1)those who practice wrongdoing,
And save me from ^(C2)bloodthirsty men.

³ Look! They ^(C1)lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men ^(C1)are uniting together to launch an attack against me,
^(C2)Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O LORD.

⁴ They run and set themselves against me though there is ^(C1)no guilt in me;
^(C2)Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see what they are doing!

⁵ You, ^(C1)O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to ^(C2)punish all the nations;
^(C3)Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

⁶ They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl and snarl like ^(C2)dogs,
And go prowling around the city.

⁷ Look how they ^(C1)belch out insults with their mouths;
^(C2)Swords of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies are in their lips,
For they say, "^(C3)Who hears us?"

⁸ But You, O LORD, will ^(C1)laugh at them in scorn;
You ^(C2)scoff at and deride all the nations.

⁹ O God my ^(C1)strength, I will watch for You;
For God is my ^(C2)stronghold my refuge, my protector, my high tower.

¹⁰ My God ^(C1)in His steadfast lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me ^(C2)look triumphantly on my enemies who lie in wait for me.

¹¹ Do not kill them, ^(C1)or my people will forget;
^(C2)Scatter them and make them wander endlessly back and forth by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord ^(C3)our shield!

¹² For the ^(C1)sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
Let them even be ^(C2)trapped in their pride,
And on account of ^(C3)the curses and lies which they tell.

^13 (C1)Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them ^(C2)know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs,
And go prowling around the city.

¹⁵ They ^(C1)wander around for food to devour
And growl all night if they are not satisfied.

¹⁶ But as for me, I will ^(C1)sing of Your mighty strength and power;
Yes, I will ^(C2)sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the ^(C3)morning;
For You have been my ^(C4)stronghold
And a ^(C5)refuge in the day of my distress.

¹⁷ To You, ^(C1)O God my strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my ^(C2)stronghold my refuge, my protector, my high tower, the God who shows me steadfast lovingkindness.