12 Do not turn me over to the [a](A)desire of my enemies,
For (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
And the violent (C)witness.

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  1. Psalm 27:12 Lit soul

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A [a]Maskil of David, [b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you (A)boast in evil, you mighty man?
The (B)faithfulness of God endures all day long.
Your tongue devises (C)destruction,
Like a (D)sharp razor, (E)you worker of deceit.

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  1. Psalm 52 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 52 Title 1 Sam 22:9

But now, behold, I am (A)setting you free today from the chains that are on your hands. If [a]you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will [b]look after you; but if [c]you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, [d]do not come. Look, the (B)whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.” As [e]Jeremiah was still not going back, [f]he said, “Go on back then to (C)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has (D)appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go anywhere it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a (E)ration and a (F)gift, and let him go. Then Jeremiah went to (G)Mizpah to (H)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit it is good in your eyes
  2. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit set my eyes on
  3. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit it is evil in your eyes
  4. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit refrain
  5. Jeremiah 40:5 Lit he
  6. Jeremiah 40:5 I.e., Nebuzaradan

11 “Blessed are you when people (A)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for (B)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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