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A Psalm of David.

Contend, O Lord , with those who ^(a)contend with me; Fight against those who ^(b)fight against me.

Take hold of ^[a](c)buckler and shield And rise up for ^(d)my help.

Draw also the spear and ^[b]the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, "I am ^(e)your salvation."

Let those be ^(f)ashamed and dishonored who seek my ^[c]life; Let those be ^(g)turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

Let them be ^(h)like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on.

Let their way be dark and ⁽ⁱ⁾slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

For ^(j)without cause they ^(k)hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a ^[d]pit for my soul.

Let ^(l)destruction come upon him unawares, And ^(m)let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very ⁽ⁿ⁾destruction let him fall.

And my soul shall ^(o)rejoice in the Lord ; It shall ^(p)exult in His salvation.

All my ^(q)bones will say, " Lord , ^(r)who is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him ^(s)who is too strong for him, And ^(t)the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?"