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(2) otherwise, they will maul me like a lion
and tear me apart, with no rescuer present.

(3) Adonai my God, if I have caused this,
if there is guilt on my hands,
(4) if I paid back evil to him who was at peace with me,
when I even spared those who opposed me without cause;

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Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(A)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(B) have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake(C) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(D)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.