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18 They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end.

19 Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned [after] us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.

20 The breath of our nostrils -- the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.'

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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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