if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when people rose up against us,
Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me; they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults! You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
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