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They tell lies to one another,
    speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.(A)

II

May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips,
    and every boastful tongue,
Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;
    when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”(B)

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May the Lord silence all flattering lips(A)
    and every boastful tongue—(B)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(C)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

“Because the poor are plundered(D) and the needy groan,(E)
    I will now arise,(F)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(G) from those who malign them.”

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    You have rescued me according to your abundant mercy(A)
From the snare of those who look for my downfall,
    and from the power of those who seek my life.

From many dangers you have saved me,

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