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God, please be gracious to me, for people are persecuting me; my attackers fight against me all day long.
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My enemies chase me down all the time—there are many of them, attacking me in their arrogance.*
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But when I'm afraid, I trust in you.
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I thank God for his promises. I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings* do to me?
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They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.
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They gather together in their hiding places to keep watch on me, hoping to kill me.
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Will they escape when they do so much evil? God, in anger bring these people down!
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You've kept track of all my wanderings. You've collected all my tears in your bottle.* You've kept a record of each one.
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Then those who hate me will run away when I call for your help. For I know this: God is for me!
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I thank God for his promises. I thank the Lord for his promises.
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I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me?
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God, I will keep my promises to you. I will give thank offerings to you,
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for you have saved me from death and kept me from falling. Now I walk in the presence of God, in the light that gives life.