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Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favour;
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and send your fear upon all the nations.[a]
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Lift up your hand against the foreign nations
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As you showed your holiness in us before them,
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Let them know you, as we also have known you,
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Show new signs, and work various wonders. Glorify your hand and your right arm.[b]
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Raise up indignation and pour out wrath.
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Hasten the time and remember your oath.
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Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire.
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Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemies
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Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and[c] take them for your inheritance, as from the beginning.
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O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by your name,
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Have compassion upon the city of your sanctuary,
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Fill Zion. Exalt your oracles
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Give testimony to those who were your creatures in the beginning,
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Reward those who wait for you,
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Listen, O Lord, to the prayer of your servants, that you are the Lord, the[d] eternal God.
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The belly will eat any food,
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The mouth tastes meats taken in hunting,
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A contrary heart will cause heaviness.
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A woman will receive any man,
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The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance.
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If kindness and humility are on her tongue,
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He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure,
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Where no hedge is, the property will be plundered.
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For who would trust a nimble robber who skips from city to city?