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¹ God, save me from my enemies.
    Protect me from those who stand against me.
² Save me from those who do wrong.
    Save me from those murderers.
³ Look, powerful men are waiting for me.
    Lord, they are waiting to kill me,
    even though I did not sin or commit a crime.
⁴ I have done nothing wrong, but they are rushing to attack me.
    Come and see for yourself!
⁵ You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel!
    Get up and punish them.
    Don't show any mercy to those traitors. Selah

⁶ Those evil men are like dogs
    that come into town in the evening,
    growling and roaming the streets.
⁷ Listen to their threats and insults.
    They say such cruel things,
    and they don't care who hears them.

⁸ Lord, laugh at them.
    Make fun of them all.
⁹ God, my strength, I look to you for help.^[a]
    You are my place of safety, high in the mountains.
¹⁰ God loves me, and he will help me win.
    He will help me defeat my enemies.
¹¹ Don't just kill them, or my people might forget.
    My Lord and Protector, scatter and defeat them with your strength.
¹² Those evil people curse and tell lies.
    Punish them for what they said.
    Let their pride trap them.
¹³ Destroy them in your anger.
    Destroy them completely!
Then people all over the world will know
    that God rules over the people of Jacob. Selah

¹⁴ Those evil men are like dogs
    that come into town in the evening, growling and roaming the streets.
¹⁵ They roam around looking for food,
    but even if they eat their fill, they still growl and complain.
¹⁶ But I will sing about your strength.
    I will rejoice in your love every morning.
You have been my place of safety,
    the place I can run to when troubles come.
¹⁷ I will sing praises to you, my source of strength.
    You, God, are my place of safety.
    You are the God who loves me!