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10         to you—the one who gives saving help to rulers,
        and who rescues his servant David from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the power of strangers,
        whose mouths speak lies,
        and whose strong hand is a strong hand of deception,
12     so that[a] our sons can grow up fully, in their youth, like plants;
    so that our daughters can be like pillars carved to decorate a palace;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:12 Heb uncertain

10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(A)
    who delivers his servant David.(B)

From the deadly sword(C) 11 deliver me;
    rescue me(D) from the hands of foreigners(E)
whose mouths are full of lies,(F)
    whose right hands are deceitful.(G)

12 Then our sons in their youth
    will be like well-nurtured plants,(H)
and our daughters will be like pillars(I)
    carved to adorn a palace.

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