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Rescue me from these criminals;
save me from these murderers.
save me from these murderers.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.
And save me from bloodthirsty men.
They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD,
though I have not sinned or offended them.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD,
though I have not sinned or offended them.
For look, they lie in wait for my life;
The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
I have done nothing wrong,
yet they prepare to attack me.
Wake up! See what is happening and help me!
yet they prepare to attack me.
Wake up! See what is happening and help me!
They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.
Awake to help me, and behold!
Awake to help me, and behold!
O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,
wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors.
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wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors.
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They come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;
their words cut like swords.
“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.
their words cut like swords.
“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.
Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips;
For they say, “Who hears?”
Swords are in their lips;
For they say, “Who hears?”
But LORD, you laugh at them.
You scoff at all the hostile nations.
You scoff at all the hostile nations.
You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,
for you, O God, are my fortress.
for you, O God, are my fortress.
In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.
He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.
He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.
Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.
Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
Because of the sinful things they say,
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah
That they may not be;
And let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah
My enemies come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
And at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.
But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.