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Psalms 56:1-11 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. Have pity, God Most High!My enemies chase me all day.

2. Many of them are pursuingand attacking me,

3. but even when I am afraid,I keep on trusting you.

4. I praise your promises!I trust you and am not afraid.No one can harm me.

5. Enemies spend the whole dayfinding fault with me;all they think aboutis how to do me harm.

6. They attack from ambush,watching my every stepand hoping to kill me.

7. They won't get awaywith these crimes, God,because when you get angry,you destroy people.

8. You have kept recordof my days of wandering.You have stored my tearsin your bottleand counted each of them.

9. When I pray, Lord God,my enemies will retreat,because I know for certainthat you are with me.

10. I praise your promises!

11. I trust you and am not afraid.No one can harm me.

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