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Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.
For the choir director;
set to AAl-tashheth. A
BMikhtam of David,
Cwhen Saul sent
men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
1 ADeliver me from my enemies, O my God;
1BSet me
securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from
Athose who do iniquity
And save me from
Bmen of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they
Ahave
1set an ambush for my
2life;
3Fierce men
4Alaunch an attack against me,
BNot for my transgression nor for my sin, O Loʀᴅ,
4 1AFor no guilt of
mine, they run and set themselves against me.
BArouse Yourself to
2help me, and see!
5 You,
AO Loʀᴅ God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to
1Bpunish all the nations;
CDo not be gracious to any
who are treacherous in iniquity.
2Selah.
6 They
Areturn at evening, they howl like a
Bdog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they
Abelch forth with their mouth;
BSwords are in their lips,
For,
they say, “
CWho hears?”
8 But You, O Loʀᴅ,
Alaugh at them;
You
Bscoff at all the nations.
9 Because of 1his
Astrength I will watch for You,
For God is my
Bstronghold.
10 1My God
Ain His lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me
Blook
triumphantly upon
2my foes.
11 Do not slay them,
Aor my people will forget;
1BScatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
12 1On account of the
Asin of their mouth
and the words of their lips,
Let them even be
Bcaught in their pride,
And on account of
Ccurses and
2lies which they utter.
13 1ADestroy
them in wrath,
1destroy
them that they may be no more;
That
men may
Bknow that God
2rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 They
Areturn at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
15 They
Awander about
1for food
And
2growl if they are not satisfied.
16 But as for me, I shall
Asing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall
Bjoyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the
Cmorning,
For You have been my
Dstronghold
And a
Erefuge in the day of my distress.
17 AO my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my
Bstronghold, the
1God who shows me lovingkindness.