13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Psalms 31:13
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Jeremiah 20:9–11
9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. 10 For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side!…
Psalms 71:9–11
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Psalms 59:2–4
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. 3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. 4 For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and…
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