41 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
41 lines
1.4 KiB
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## Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men
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###### 1
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Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men
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###### 2
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Who think up evil things in _their_ hearts; They continually stir up wars.
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###### 3
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They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of an asp is under their lips. Selah.
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###### 4
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Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps.
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###### 5
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The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
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###### 6
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I said to Yahweh, "You are my God; Give ear, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
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###### 7
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O Yahweh, O Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
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Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his _evil_ scheme, _that_ they _not_ be exalted. Selah.
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###### 9
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"As for the head of those who surround me, May the trouble _from_ their lips cover them.
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###### 10
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May burning coals be shaken out upon them; May He cause them to fall into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they can never rise.
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###### 11
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May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily."
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###### 12
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I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause for the afflicted And judgment for the needy.
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###### 13
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Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will abide in Your presence.
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