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Because they are wicked through and through, drag them out.
    In Your just anger, O God, cast them down!

You have taken note of my journey through life,
    caught each of my tears in Your bottle.
    But God, are they not also blots on Your book?
Then my enemies shall turn back and scatter
    on the day I call out to You.
    This I know for certain: God is on my side.

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Because of their wickedness do not[a] let them escape;(A)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(B)

Record my misery;
    list my tears on your scroll[b](C)
    are they not in your record?(D)
Then my enemies will turn back(E)
    when I call for help.(F)
    By this I will know that God is for me.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.
  2. Psalm 56:8 Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin