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11 They have been following me,
    and now they are all around me.
They watch me, waiting to throw me to the ground.
12 Like hungry lions, they want to kill and eat.
    Like young lions, they hide, ready to attack.

13 Lord, get up[a] and face the enemy.
    Make them surrender.
    Use your sword and save me from these wicked people.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:13 Lord, get up The people said this when they lifted the Box of the Agreement and took it into battle, showing that God was with them. See Num. 10:35-36.

11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(A)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(B) hungry for prey,(C)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up,(D) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(E)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.

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