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¹ Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:² Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.³ For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;⁴ For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.⁵ Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake, to visit all the nations, Do not show favour to any iniquitous traitors. Selah.⁶ They return at evening, They grow like a dog, And go round the city.⁷ Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For say they , Who doth hear?

⁸ Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, wilt laugh at them, Thou wilt mock at all nations.⁹ O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower.¹⁰ My God of lovingkindness, will come to meet me, God, will let me look on mine adversaries.¹¹ Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Cause them to wander by thy strength, and prostrate them, Thou our shield, O Lord!¹² The sin of their mouth, The word of their lips, Let them then be captured in their pride, Both for the oath and for the deception they record.¹³ Bring to a full end in wrath, Bring to a full end, that they be no more, - That men may know that, God, is ruling in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. Selah.¹⁴ Yet them return, then, at evening, Let them growl like a dog, And go round the city.¹⁵ They, may prowl about for food, - And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!¹⁶ But, I, will sing thy power, And will shout aloud, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, - For thou has become a refuge for me, And a place to flee to in the day of my distress.¹⁷ O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower, my God of lovingkindness.