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Psalms 59:5

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Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

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  1. Psalms 59:3

    For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  2. Psalms 59:4

    They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

  3. Psalms 59:6

    They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

  4. Psalms 59:7

    Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.