Let evil recoil(A) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(B) destroy them.

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He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

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He will repay my enemies for their evil.
[a]Cut them off in Your [b]truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:5 Destroy them
  2. Psalm 54:5 Or faithfulness

10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.

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10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

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10 [a]My God of mercy shall (A)come to meet me;
God shall let (B)me see my desire on my enemies.

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  1. Psalm 59:10 So with Qr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. My God, His mercy; Kt., some Heb. mss., Tg. O God, my mercy; Syr. O God, Your mercy

23 Though rulers sit together and slander me,
    your servant will meditate on your decrees.

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23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

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23 Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

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