Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies (comp. Psalms 140:1, Psalms 140:4; Psalms 142:6). I flee unto thee to hide me; literally, to thee I hide myself, but probably with the meaning expressed in the Authorized Version.
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Psalms 143:9
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