Psalm 119:85
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85 The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
they flout your law.(A)
Proverbs 16:27
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27 Scoundrels concoct evil,
and their speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
Psalm 35:7
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Jeremiah 18:20
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20 Is evil a recompense for good?
Yet they have dug a pit for my life.
Remember how I stood before you
to speak good for them,
to turn away your wrath from them.(A)
Psalm 119:78
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78 Let the arrogant be put to shame,
for they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.(A)
Psalm 7:15
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15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(A)
Psalm 36:11
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11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant tread on me
or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Jeremiah 18:22
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22 May a cry be heard from their houses
when you bring the marauder suddenly upon them!
For they have dug a pit to catch me
and laid snares for my feet.(A)
Psalm 58:1-2
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Psalm 58
Prayer for Vengeance
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam.
1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?
Do you judge people fairly?(A)
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands deal out violence on earth.(B)
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