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Take out the spear and the ax to confront the one who pursues me;
    say to me, “I am your deliverer!”

Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced;
    let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.
Make them like the chaff before the wind,
    as the messenger of the Lord pushes them aside.

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Brandish spear(A) and javelin[a](B)
    against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
    “I am your salvation.(C)

May those who seek my life(D)
    be disgraced(E) and put to shame;(F)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back(G) in dismay.
May they be like chaff(H) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord(I) driving them away;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:3 Or and block the way