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Destructive and deceitful lies
    are told about me,
and hateful things are said
    for no reason.
I had pity and prayed[a]
    for my enemies,
but their words to me
    were harsh and cruel.

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  1. 109.4 and prayed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

for people who are wicked and deceitful(A)
    have opened their mouths against me;
    they have spoken against me with lying tongues.(B)
With words of hatred(C) they surround me;
    they attack me without cause.(D)
In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.(E)

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