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Psalm 17:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't let my brutal enemies attack from all sides and kill me.

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I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace. They will no longer have to tremble with fear—evil nations won't bother them, as they did

You are their shelter from harmful plots, and you are their protection from vicious gossip.

They repay evil for good, and I feel all alone.

Let all who want to kill me be disappointed and disgraced. Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me.

I did them no harm, but they hid a net to trap me, and they dug a deep pit to catch and kill me.

If I have done any of this, then let my enemies chase and capture me. Let them trample me to death and leave me in the dirt.

Saul was going around a hill on one side, and David and his men were on the other side, trying to get away. Saul and his soldiers were just about to capture David and his men,

Your Majesty, look at what I'm holding. You can see that it's a piece of your robe. If I could cut off a piece of your robe, I could have killed you. But I let you live, and that should prove I'm not trying to harm you or to rebel. I haven't done anything to you, and yet you keep trying to ambush and kill me.




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