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| 1 By David. |
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| Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, |
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| 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help, |
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| 3 And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I [am].' |
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| 4 They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. |
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| 5 They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away. |
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| 6 Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer. |
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| 7 For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul. |
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| 8 Meet him doth desolation he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it. |
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| 9 And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation. |
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| 10 All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.' |
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| 11 Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me. |
False witnesses – All the painful circumstances of the Lord's sacrificial death were foretold. R1205:2
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| 12 They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul, |
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| 13 And I in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth. |
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| 14 As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down. |
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| 15 And in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased; |
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| 16 With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth. |
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| 17 Lord, how long dost thou behold Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one. |
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| 18 I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee. |
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| 19 Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye. |
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| 20 For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise, |
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| 21 And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.' |
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| 22 Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord be not far from me, |
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| 23 Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea. |
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| 24 Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me. |
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| 25 They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.' |
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| 26 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me. |
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| 27 They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.' |
Pleasure...prosperity – It is God's good pleasure to give the Kingdom to his Little Flock. (Luke 12:32) R1272:6, R1781:4
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| 28 And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise! |
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