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18 Our steps were slidery in the way of our streets; our end nighed, our days were [ful]filled, for our end came.

19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of heaven; they pursued us on [the] hills, they setted ambushments to us in desert. (Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they pursued us over the hills, they set ambush for us in the wilderness.)

20 The spirit of our mouth, Christ the Lord, was taken in our sins; to whom we said, We shall live in thy shadow among heathen men. (The very breath of our mouth, yea, the Lord’s anointed king, was caught in their sins; he of whom we had said, We shall live under thy shadow, among the heathen.)

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18 People stalked us at every step,
    so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.(A)

19 Our pursuers were swifter
    than eagles(B) in the sky;
they chased us(C) over the mountains
    and lay in wait for us in the desert.(D)

20 The Lord’s anointed,(E) our very life breath,
    was caught in their traps.(F)
We thought that under his shadow(G)
    we would live among the nations.

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