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Those who ·laugh [mock; scoff] at me surround me;
    ·I watch them insult me [L My eye dwells/lodges on their obstinate behavior].

“·God, make me a promise [L Make a pledge for me with yourself].
    ·No one will make a pledge for me [L Who else will clap hands with me; C a gesture that seals an agreement].
You have closed their minds to understanding.
    ·Do not let them win over me [L You will not let them triumph].

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Surely mockers(A) surround me;(B)
    my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(C)
    Who else will put up security(D) for me?(E)
You have closed their minds to understanding;(F)
    therefore you will not let them triumph.

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