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Psalm 44:16

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because of the words of those who insult and slander us, because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.

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How terrible it will be for me if I’m guilty! Even if I’m righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am filled with disgrace while I look on my misery.

How long, O God, will the enemy insult us? Will the enemy despise you forever?

Remember how the enemy insulted you, O Lord. Remember how an entire nation of godless fools despised your name.

Pay each one of our neighbors back with seven times the number of insults they used to insult you, O Lord.

From the mouths of little children and infants, you have built a fortress against your opponents to silence the enemy and the avenger.

Turn your ear toward me, Lord, and listen. Open your eyes, Lord, and see. Listen to the entire message that Sennacherib sent to defy the living God.