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Those who laugh at me surround me;
    I watch them insult me.

“God, make me a promise.
    No one will make a pledge for me.
You have closed their minds to understanding.
    Do not let them win over me.

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Surely mockers(A) surround me;(B)
    my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(C)
    Who else will put up security(D) for me?(E)
You have closed their minds to understanding;(F)
    therefore you will not let them triumph.

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