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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 141, Verse 6

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Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.
King James Version
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
American Standard Version
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; For they are sweet.
New English Translation
They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
World English Bible
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
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Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.
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But mine eyes [are] unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
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Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
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Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
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I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
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When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
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I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
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I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.
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Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.