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    for no fault they hurry to take up arms.
Come near and see my plight!
    You, Lord God of hosts, are the God of Israel!
Awake! Punish all the nations.
    Have no mercy on these worthless traitors.
Selah
Each evening they return,
    growling like dogs, prowling the city.(A)

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You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,(A)
rouse yourself(B) to punish all the nations;(C)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.[a](D)

They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,(E)
    and prowl about the city.
See what they spew from their mouths(F)
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(G)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.