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The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
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Psalm 3
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
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Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
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Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
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For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
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who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
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With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
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Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
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Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.
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When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
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Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
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Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
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For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
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Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
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Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.
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but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.
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Psalm 35
Of David.
Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
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Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”
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But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
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They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
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May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
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Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good.
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I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
