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For behold, they (A)have lain in wait for my soul;
[a]Fierce men [b](B)launch an attack against me,
(C)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,

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  1. Psalm 59:3 Or Strong
  2. Psalm 59:3 Or stir up strife

Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;
They (A)find pleasure in falsehood;
They (B)bless with [a]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [b]Selah.

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  1. Psalm 62:4 Lit his
  2. Psalm 62:4 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude

Hide me from the (A)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of the (B)workers of iniquity,
Who (C)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (D)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
To (E)shoot [a]from places of hiding at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (F)do not fear.
They [b]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [c]talk of (G)laying snares secretly;
They say, “(H)Who can see them?”
They searched out unrighteousness, saying,
“We have completed a diligent search”;
For the [d](I)inward thought of a man and his heart are [e]deep.

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  1. Psalm 64:4 Lit in
  2. Psalm 64:5 Lit make firm
  3. Psalm 64:5 Lit recount
  4. Psalm 64:6 Or inward part
  5. Psalm 64:6 Or unsearchable

O God, Do Not Be Quiet

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

83 O God, (A)do not remain at rest;
(B)Do not be silent and, O God, do not be quiet.
For behold, Your enemies (C)roar,
And (D)those who hate You have (E)lifted up their heads.
They (F)make shrewd plans against Your people,
And [a]conspire together against (G)Your [b]treasured ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:3 Or consult
  2. Psalm 83:3 Or hidden ones