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16 Like profane mockers,[a] they gnashed their teeth at me.

Second Petition

17 Lord, how long will you look on?
Restore my life from their devastating attacks,
my precious life from these young lions.

Second Vow

18 I will give thanks to you in the great assembly.
In a large crowd I will praise you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:16 Literally, the Hebrew words are among the profane mockers for a cake. Because of the difficulty of making sense of this, many translations emend the text.

16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[a](A)
    they gnashed their teeth(B) at me.

17 How long,(C) Lord, will you look on?
    Rescue me from their ravages,
    my precious life(D) from these lions.(E)
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;(F)
    among the throngs(G) I will praise you.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,