10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(A)
    for they have rebelled(B) against you.

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14 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice(A) of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.”(B) For the Lord had determined to frustrate(C) the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster(D) on Absalom.(E)

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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13

10 Yet they rebelled(A)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(B)
So he turned and became their enemy(C)
    and he himself fought(D) against them.

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23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice(A) had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order(B) and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

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31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel(A) is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

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19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D) 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(E) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(F)

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The days of punishment(A) are coming,
    the days of reckoning(B) are at hand.
    Let Israel know this.
Because your sins(C) are so many
    and your hostility so great,
the prophet is considered a fool,(D)
    the inspired person a maniac.(E)

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Her foes have become her masters;
    her enemies are at ease.
The Lord has brought her grief(A)
    because of her many sins.(B)
Her children have gone into exile,(C)
    captive before the foe.(D)

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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
    may they be thrown into the fire,(B)
    into miry pits, never to rise.

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Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
    let an accuser(A) stand at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(B)
    and may his prayers condemn(C) him.
May his days be few;(D)
    may another take his place(E) of leadership.
May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.(F)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(G)
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(H) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder(I) the fruits of his labor.(J)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity(K) on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,(L)
    their names blotted out(M) from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers(N) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(O) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(P) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(Q) and the brokenhearted.(R)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(S)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(T) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(U)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(V) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(W) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil(X) of me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought

13 May my accusers(A) perish in shame;(B)
    may those who want to harm me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.(C)

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18 Let their lying lips(A) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(B) against the righteous.

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The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(A) even though we have rebelled against him;(B)

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we have sinned(A) and done wrong.(B) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away(C) from your commands and laws.(D)

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A Rebellious Nation

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.

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Send forth lightning(A) and scatter(B) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows(C) and rout them.
Reach down your hand from on high;(D)
    deliver me and rescue me(E)
from the mighty waters,(F)
    from the hands of foreigners(G)

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Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(A) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(B)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(C)
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(D)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.
Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them(E) against the rocks.

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11 because they rebelled(A) against God’s commands
    and despised(B) the plans(C) of the Most High.

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Do to them as you did to Midian,(A)
    as you did to Sisera(B) and Jabin(C) at the river Kishon,(D)
10 who perished at Endor(E)
    and became like dung(F) on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,(G)
    all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,(H)
12 who said, “Let us take possession(I)
    of the pasturelands of God.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
    like chaff(J) before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,(K)
15 so pursue them with your tempest(L)
    and terrify them with your storm.(M)
16 Cover their faces with shame,(N) Lord,
    so that they will seek your name.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;(O)
    may they perish in disgrace.(P)
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord(Q)
    that you alone are the Most High(R) over all the earth.(S)

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12 Pay back into the laps(A) of our neighbors seven times(B)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.

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22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(B)
24 Pour out your wrath(C) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(D)
    let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

Psalm 68[a]

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
    may his foes flee(C) before him.
May you blow them away like smoke—(D)
    as wax melts(E) before the fire,
    may the wicked perish(F) before God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.

He rules forever(A) by his power,
    his eyes watch(B) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(C) rise up against him.

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