11 So, (A)my father, look! Indeed, look at the edge of your robe in my hand! For by the fact that I cut off the edge of your robe but did not kill you, know and understand that there is no evil or [a]rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you (B)are lying in wait for my life, to take it.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:11 Lit offense

11 See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut(A) off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty(B) of wrongdoing(C) or rebellion. I have not wronged(D) you, but you are hunting(E) me down to take my life.(F)

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O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is (A)injustice in my hands,
If I have (B)done evil to [a]my friend,
Or have (C)plundered [b]my enemy for no reason,

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  1. Psalm 7:4 Lit him who was at peace with me
  2. Psalm 7:4 Or him who for no reason was my enemy,

Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(A)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(B) have robbed my foe—

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Those (A)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [a]destroy me (B)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
(C)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

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  1. Psalm 69:4 Or silence

Those who hate me(A) without reason(B)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(C)
    those who seek to destroy me.(D)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

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