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A Psalm of David. Strive, O HaShem, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me

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Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help

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Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.

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Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt

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Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of HaShem thrusting them

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Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of HaShem pursuing them

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For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul

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Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein

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And my soul shall be joyful in HaShem; it shall rejoice in His salvation

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All my bones shall say: 'HaShem, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not

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They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul

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But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom

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I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother

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But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease not

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With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth

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L-rd, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions

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I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people

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Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause

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For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land

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Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

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Thou hast seen, O HaShem; keep not silence; O L-rd, be not far from me

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Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my G-d and my L-rd

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Judge me, O HaShem my G-d, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me

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Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.

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Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me

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Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be HaShem, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.

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And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day