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10 My[a] God of loyal love will meet me;
God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget.
Make them to wander by your power,
and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
even in their pride, let them be trapped,
and for the curses[b] and lies[c] they proclaim.

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  1. Psalm 59:10 According to the reading tradition (Qere), some Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX
  2. Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “curse”
  3. Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “lie”

10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[a](A)
    or my people will forget.(B)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.(C)
12 For the sins of their mouths,(D)
    for the words of their lips,(E)
    let them be caught in their pride.(F)
For the curses and lies they utter,

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  1. Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign