But if I say, “I will not mention his word
    or speak anymore in his name,”(A)
his word is in my heart like a fire,(B)
    a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;(C)
    indeed, I cannot.
10 I hear many whispering,
    “Terror(D) on every side!
    Denounce(E) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends(F)
    are waiting for me to slip,(G) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then we will prevail(H) over him
    and take our revenge(I) on him.”

11 But the Lord(J) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(K) will stumble and not prevail.(L)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(M)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(N)
let me see your vengeance(O) on them,
    for to you I have committed(P) my cause.

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