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To the chief Musician[H5329] on Neginoth[H5058], Maschil[H4905], A Psalm of David[H1732]. Give ear[H238] to my prayer[H8605], O God[H430]; and hide[H5956] not thyself from my supplication[H8467].
2Attend[H7181] unto me, and hear[H6030] me: I mourn[H7300] in my complaint[H7879], and make a noise[H1949];
3Because[H6440] of the voice[H6963] of the enemy[H341], because[H6440] of the oppression[H6125] of the wicked[H7563]: for they cast[H4131]iniquity[H205] upon me, and in wrath[H639] they hate[H7852] me.
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My heart[H3820] is sore pained[H2342]within[H7130] me: and the terrors[H367] of death[H4194] are fallen[H5307] upon me.
5Fearfulness[H3374] and trembling[H7461] are come[H935] upon me, and horror[H6427] hath overwhelmed[H3680] me.
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And I said[H559], Oh that[H5414] I had wings[H83] like a dove[H3123]! for then would I fly away[H5774], and be at rest[H7931].
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Lo, then would I wander[H5074] far off[H7368], and remain[H3885] in the wilderness[H4057]. Selah[H5542].
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I would hasten[H2363] my escape[H4655] from the windy[H7307]storm[H5584] and tempest[H5591].
9Destroy[H1104], O Lord[H136], and divide[H6385] their tongues[H3956]: for I have seen[H7200]violence[H2555] and strife[H7379] in the city[H5892].
10Day[H3119] and night[H3915] they go about[H5437] it upon the walls[H2346] thereof: mischief[H205] also and sorrow[H5999] are in the midst[H7130] of it.
11Wickedness[H1942] is in the midst[H7130] thereof: deceit[H8496] and guile[H4820]depart[H4185] not from her streets[H7339].
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For it was not an enemy[H341] that reproached[H2778] me; then I could have borne[H5375] it: neither was it he that hated[H8130] me that did magnify[H1431] himself against me; then I would have hid[H5641] myself from him:
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But it was thou, a man[H582] mine equal[H6187], my guide[H441], and mine acquaintance[H3045].
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We took sweet[H4985]counsel[H5475]together[H3162], and walked[H1980] unto the house[H1004] of God[H430] in company[H7285].
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Let death[H4194]seize[H5377] upon them, and let them go down[H3381]quick[H2416] into hell[H7585]: for wickedness[H7451] is in their dwellings[H4033], and among[H7130] them.
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As for me, I will call[H7121] upon God[H430]; and the LORD[H3068] shall save[H3467] me.
17Evening[H6153], and morning[H1242], and at noon[H6672], will I pray[H7878], and cry aloud[H1993]: and he shall hear[H8085] my voice[H6963].
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He hath delivered[H6299] my soul[H5315] in peace[H7965] from the battle[H7128] that was against me: for there were many[H7227] with me.
19God[H410] shall hear[H8085], and afflict[H6030] them, even he that abideth[H3427] of old[H6924]. Selah[H5542]. Because they have no changes[H2487], therefore they fear[H3372] not God[H430].
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He hath put forth[H7971] his hands[H3027] against such as be at peace[H7965] with him: he hath broken[H2490] his covenant[H1285].
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The words[H1697] of his mouth[H6310] were smoother[H2505] than butter[H4260], but war[H7128] was in his heart[H3820]: his words[H1697] were softer[H7401] than oil[H8081], yet were they drawn swords[H6609].
22Cast[H7993] thy burden[H3053] upon the LORD[H3068], and he shall sustain[H3557] thee: he shall never[H5769]suffer[H5414] the righteous[H6662] to be moved[H4131].
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But thou, O God[H430], shalt bring them down[H3381] into the pit[H875] of destruction[H7845]: bloody[H1818] and deceitful[H4820]men[H582] shall not live out half[H2673] their days[H3117]; but I will trust[H982] in thee.