The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the ropes of the wicked.(A)

Let all who hate Zion
be driven back in disgrace.(B)
Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up[a](C)

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But the Lord is righteous;(A)
    he has cut me free(B) from the cords of the wicked.”(C)

May all who hate Zion(D)
    be turned back in shame.(E)
May they be like grass on the roof,(F)
    which withers(G) before it can grow;

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The Lord is righteous;
    he has cut (A)the cords of the wicked.
May all who hate Zion
    be (B)put to shame and turned backward!
Let them be like (C)the grass on the housetops,
    which (D)withers before it grows up,

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