11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(A) drive me away.

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I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,(A) I will not be shaken.(B)

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Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured no end of contempt.
We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.

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122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;(A)
    do not let the arrogant oppress me.(B)

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85 The arrogant(A) dig pits(B) to trap me,
    contrary to your law.

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69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.

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51 The arrogant mock me(A) unmercifully,
    but I do not turn(B) from your law.

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Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(E)

10 They close up their callous hearts,(F)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(G)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(H)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(I) hungry for prey,(J)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up,(K) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(L)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world(M) whose reward is in this life.(N)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers(O) for their little ones.

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May the Lord silence all flattering lips(A)
    and every boastful tongue—(B)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(C)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

“Because the poor are plundered(D) and the needy groan,(E)
    I will now arise,(F)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(G) from those who malign them.”

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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.

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35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?(A) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?(B) 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a](C)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(D) through him who loved us.(E) 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future,(F) nor any powers,(G) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God(H) that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:22
  2. Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers

37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt(A) and glorify(B) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.(C) And those who walk in pride(D) he is able to humble.(E)

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23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,(A)
    who said to you,
    ‘Fall prostrate(B) that we may walk(C) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
    like a street to be walked on.”(D)

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Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(A)
    which cannot be shaken(B) but endures forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(C)
    so the Lord surrounds(D) his people
    both now and forevermore.

The scepter(E) of the wicked will not remain(F)
    over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
    their hands to do evil.(G)

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Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

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For the king trusts in the Lord;(A)
    through the unfailing love(B) of the Most High(C)
    he will not be shaken.(D)

Your hand will lay hold(E) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.

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