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21 Instead, my enemies put poison in my food.
When I was thirsty,
    they gave me vinegar to drink.[a]
22 Please God, cause their feasts to become a trap for them.
    Let it bring trouble to them and their friends.
23 Let their eyes be in the dark
    so that they cannot see.
Let their bodies become weak.

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  1. 69:21 Vinegar has a bitter taste. It would not help someone who was thirsty.

21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar(A) for my thirst.(B)

22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(C)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(D)

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become