1Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

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Psalms 43:1, Psalms 43:1, Jeremiah 51:36, Psalms 119:154, Jeremiah 51:36

2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

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Psalms 91:4, Psalms 91:4, Isaiah 42:13, Exodus 15:3, Isaiah 42:13

3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

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Psalms 27:2, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 27:2, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 8:9

4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

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Psalms 70:2, Psalms 70:3, Psalms 70:2, Psalms 70:3, Jeremiah 46:5

5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

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Job 21:18, Job 21:18, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 17:13

6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

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Jeremiah 23:12, Jeremiah 23:12, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 73:18, Proverbs 4:19

7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

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John 15:25, Psalms 140:5, John 15:25, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 9:15

8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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Psalms 141:9, Psalms 141:10, Psalms 141:9, Psalms 141:10, Proverbs 5:22

9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

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Isaiah 61:10, Isaiah 61:10, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 58:11, Psalms 58:10

10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which 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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Psalms 140:12, Exodus 15:11, Psalms 140:12, Exodus 15:11, Psalms 71:19

11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

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Psalms 27:12, Psalms 27:12, Matthew 26:59, Matthew 26:60, Matthew 26:59

12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

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John 10:32, John 10:32, Jeremiah 18:20, Psalms 38:20, Jeremiah 18:20

13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

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Psalms 69:10, Psalms 69:11, Psalms 69:10, Psalms 69:11, Job 30:25

14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42, Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42, 2 Samuel 1:17

15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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Psalms 7:2, Mark 14:65, Psalms 7:2, Mark 14:65, Proverbs 17:5

16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

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Lamentations 2:16, Job 16:9, Lamentations 2:16, Job 16:9, Psalms 37:12

17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

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Habakkuk 1:13, Habakkuk 1:13, Psalms 74:9, Psalms 74:10, Psalms 89:46

18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

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Hebrews 2:12, Psalms 22:22, Psalms 22:25, Hebrews 2:12, Psalms 22:22

19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

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Psalms 69:4, Psalms 69:4, John 15:25, John 15:25, Proverbs 6:13

20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

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Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:24, Psalms 120:5, Psalms 120:7, Daniel 6:5

21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

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Psalms 22:13, Psalms 40:15, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3

22This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

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Psalms 10:1, Exodus 3:7, Psalms 10:1, Exodus 3:7, Psalms 28:1

23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

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Psalms 44:23, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 44:23, Psalms 7:6, Isaiah 51:9

24Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

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Psalms 26:1, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 7:8

25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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Lamentations 2:16, Lamentations 2:16, Psalms 124:3, Psalms 124:3, 2 Samuel 20:19

26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

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Psalms 38:16, Psalms 38:16, Psalms 132:18, Job 8:22, Job 19:5

27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

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Jeremiah 32:40, Jeremiah 32:41, Jeremiah 32:40, Jeremiah 32:41, Psalms 149:4

28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

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Psalms 71:24, Psalms 71:24, Psalms 145:21, Psalms 145:21, Psalms 51:14