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For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;

As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.

He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.

Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.

I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.

He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.

For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt. God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.