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Pay back my enemies with their own evil.
Please do what you have promised
    and destroy them.
I choose to offer a sacrifice to thank you.
Lord, you are always good,
    so I want to praise your name.
Yes, God has saved me from all my trouble.
When I looked at my enemies,
    I see that I have won against them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 54:7 In verses 4-7 David has received God's help, so he praises God for who he is (his name).

Let evil recoil(A) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(B) destroy them.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering(C) to you;
    I will praise(D) your name, Lord, for it is good.(E)
You have delivered me(F) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(G)

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