Psalm 59:3
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For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
In other translations
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Hebrew words
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Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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