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Prayer for protection against oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;
Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

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Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

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Prayer for rescue from persecutors.

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;
For my soul taketh refuge in thee:
Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,
Until these [a]calamities be overpast.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:1 Or, wickednesses

Confidence in God’s protection.

For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

61 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart [a]is overwhelmed:
Lead me to [b]the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a refuge for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
I will dwell in thy [c]tabernacle for ever:
I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:2 Or, fainteth
  2. Psalm 61:2 Or, a rock that is too high for me
  3. Psalm 61:4 Hebrew tent.

Security of him who trusts in Jehovah.

91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
[a]Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in whom I trust.
For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover thee with his pinions,
And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:
His truth is a shield and a buckler.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:1 Or, That abideth . . . Almighty; Even I etc.

As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it.

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