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 take notice.
Psalms 59:2–4
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Psalms 71:9–11
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Job 16:10–12
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Psalms 71:3–5
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Psalms 64:1–3
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, 3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words l…
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