13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me. 14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. 15 May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
Psalms 40:13–15
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Psalms 35:3–5
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Psalms 71:12–14
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Jeremiah 17:17–19
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