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Psalm 56:5-7
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5 All day long they ·twist [find fault with] my words;
    all their evil ·plans [or thoughts] are against me.
6 They ·wait [or attack; or strive]. They hide.
    They watch my ·steps [L heels],
    hoping to kill me.
7 God, do not let them escape;
    ·punish [L bring down] the ·foreign nations [peoples] in your anger.

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Psalm 56:5-7
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5 All day long they twist my words;(A)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They conspire,(B) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(C)
    hoping to take my life.(D)
7 Because of their wickedness do not[a] let them escape;(E)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(F)

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  1. Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.
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