Final Petition for Justice and Vindication

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Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

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For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

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They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

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O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

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Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

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Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

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Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

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May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

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May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

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Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.