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1. A psalm of David. LORD, I call to you; come quickly to help me; listen to my plea when I call.
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1. A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . LORD H3068 , I cry H7121 unto thee : make haste H2363 unto me ; give ear H238 unto my voice H6963 , when I cry H7121 unto thee.
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2. Let my prayer be incense before you; my uplifted hands an evening sacrifice.
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2. Let my prayer H8605 be set forth H3559 before H6440 thee as incense H7004 ; and the lifting up H4864 of my hands H3709 as the evening H6153 sacrifice H4503 .
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3. Set a guard, LORD, before my mouth, a gatekeeper at my lips.
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3. Set H7896 a watch H8108 , O LORD H3068 , before my mouth H6310 ; keep H5341 H5921 the door H1817 of my lips H8193 .
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4. Do not let my heart incline to evil, or yield to any sin. I will never feast upon the fine food of evildoers.
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4. Incline H5186 not H408 my heart H3820 to any evil H7451 thing H1697 , to practice H5953 wicked H7562 works H5949 with H854 men H376 that work H6466 iniquity H205 : and let me not H1077 eat H3898 of their dainties H4516 .
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5. Let the just strike me; that is kindness; let them rebuke me; that is oil for my head. All this I shall not refuse, but will pray despite these trials.
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5. Let the righteous H6662 smite H1986 me; it shall be a kindness H2617 : and let him reprove H3198 me; it shall be an excellent H7218 oil H8081 , which shall not H408 break H5106 my head H7218 : for H3588 yet H5750 my prayer H8605 also shall be in their calamities H7451 .
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6. When their leaders are cast over the cliff, all will learn that my prayers were heard.
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6. When their judges H8199 are overthrown H8058 in stony H5553 places H3027 , they shall hear H8085 my words H561 ; for H3588 they are sweet H5276 .
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7. As when a farmer plows a field into broken clods, so their bones will be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.
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7. Our bones H6106 are scattered H6340 at the grave H7585 's mouth H6310 , as when H3644 one cutteth H6398 and cleaveth H1234 wood upon the earth H776 .
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8. My eyes are upon you, O GOD, my Lord; in you I take refuge; do not strip me of life.
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8. But H3588 mine eyes H5869 are unto H413 thee , O GOD H3069 the Lord H136 : in thee is my trust H2620 ; leave not my soul destitute H6168 H408 H5315 .
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9. Guard me from the trap they have set for me, from the snares of evildoers.
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9. Keep H8104 me from H4480 H3027 the snares H6341 which they have laid H3369 for me , and the gins H4170 of the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 .
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10. Into their own nets let all the wicked fall, while I make good my own escape.
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10. Let the wicked H7563 fall H5307 into their own nets H4364 , whilst H5704 that I H595 withal H3162 escape H5674 .
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