Psalm 55:12
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For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it. Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:
For it is not an enemy who taunts me— Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me— Then I could hide from him.
For it is not an enemy who reproaches and taunts me—then I might bear it; nor is it one who has hated me who insolently vaunts himself against me—then I might hide from him.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
Now it is not an enemy who insults me— otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me— otherwise I could hide from him.
Now it is not an enemy who insults me – otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me – otherwise I could hide from him.
It’s not an enemy that is insulting me— I could handle that. It’s not someone who hates me who is exalted over me— I could hide from them.
Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never leave its streets.
My enemies are not the ones who sneer and make fun. I could put up with that or even hide from them.
For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me—then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me—then would I have hidden myself from him;
In me, O God, are vows to thee, which I will pay, praises to thee:
If it were an enemy insulting me, I could bear it. If it were my enemies attacking me, I could hide.
But it is not my enemies that have insulted me. That would not have hurt me. If my enemy laughs at me, I can always hide from him!
For it is not an enemy who insults me— I could bear that. It is not someone who hated me who rises up against me— I could hide from him.
For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
It was not an enemy ·insulting [scorning; reproaching] me. I could ·stand [bear] that. It was not someone who hated me who insulted me. I could hide from him.
Surely mine enemy did not defame me, for I could have borne it: neither did mine adversary exalt himself against me: for I would have hid me from him.
If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.
Now it is not an enemy who insults me— otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me— otherwise I could hide from him.
It was not an enemy insulting me. I could stand that. It was not someone who hated me. I could hide from him.
For it is not an enemy who insults me— I could have handled that— nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me— I could have hidden myself from him—
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it, neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has magnified himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him.
For it is not an enemy that taunts me, or I could bear it. It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.
It was not an enemy who taunted me—then I could have borne it; I could have hidden and escaped.
This isn’t the neighborhood bully mocking me—I could take that. This isn’t a foreign devil spitting invective—I could tune that out. It’s you! We grew up together! You! My best friend! Those long hours of leisure as we walked arm in arm, God a third party to our conversation.
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; then I could hide from him.
If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
treachery is in its midst; oppression and fraud never leave its streets.
For it is not an enemy who taunts me, Then I could endure it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him.
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him.
Destruction is also in its midst; oppression and treachery pervade its streets.
It was not an enemy insulting me. I could stand that. It was not someone who hated me. I could hide from him.
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
If an enemy were making fun of me, I could stand it. If he were getting ready to oppose me, I could hide.
If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could hide from him.
I would be able to take it if one who hates me were putting me to shame. I could hide from him. It is not one who hates me who has put himself up against me.
It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
It is not enemies who taunt me— I could bear that; it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me— I could hide from them.
It is not enemies who taunt me— I could bear that; it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me— I could hide from them.
It is not enemies who taunt me— I could bear that; it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me— I could hide from them.
It is not enemies who taunt me— I could bear that; it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me— I could hide from them.
For it was not an oyev (enemy) that reproached me; then I could bear it; neither was it he that had sinah (hatred) for me that did exalt himself against me; then I could have hid myself from him;
Surely my enemy did not defame me (for I could have borne it); nor did my adversary exalt himself against me (for I would have hidden myself from him).
It is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
It is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
Ruins are in her midst. Oppression and deceit never leave her square.
If it were just an enemy sneering at me, I could take it. If it were just someone who has always hated me, treating me like dirt, I’d simply hide away.
For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.
For if mine enemy had cursed me; soothly I had suffered. And if he, that hated me, had spoken great things on me; in hap I had hid me from him. (For if my enemy had cursed me; truly I would have suffered it. And if he, who hated me, had spoken great things against me; I would have hid myself from him.)
For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
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