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13 For the avenger of bloodshed remembers,
    does not forget the cry of the afflicted.(A)

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14 Be gracious to me, Lord;
    see how my foes afflict me!
    You alone can raise me from the gates of death.(B)
15 Then I will declare all your praises,
    sing joyously of your salvation
    in the gates of daughter Zion.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:15 Daughter Zion: an ancient Near Eastern city could sometimes be personified as a woman or a queen, the spouse of the god of the city.

13 Lord, see how my enemies(A) persecute me!
    Have mercy(B) and lift me up from the gates of death,(C)
14 that I may declare your praises(D)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(E)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(F)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(G)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(H)

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