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O Lord, my Lord, (A)the strength of my salvation,
    you have covered my head in the day of battle.
(B)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their[a] evil plot, or (C)they will be exalted! Selah
As for the head of those who surround me,
    let (D)the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

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  1. Psalm 140:8 Hebrew his

Sovereign Lord,(A) my strong deliverer,
    you shield my head in the day of battle.
Do not grant the wicked(B) their desires, Lord;
    do not let their plans succeed.

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(C)

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