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Take hold of (A)shield and buckler
    and rise for my help!
Draw the spear and javelin[a]
    against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
    “I am your salvation!”
(B)Let them be (C)put to shame and dishonour
    who seek after my life!
Let them be (D)turned back and disappointed
    who devise evil against me!

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  1. Psalm 35:3 Or and close the way

Take up shield(A) and armor;
    arise(B) and come to my aid.(C)
Brandish spear(D) and javelin[a](E)
    against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
    “I am your salvation.(F)

May those who seek my life(G)
    be disgraced(H) and put to shame;(I)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back(J) in dismay.

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  1. Psalm 35:3 Or and block the way