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 I will offer you a freewill sacrifice * and praise your Name, O, for it is good.

For you have rescued me from every trouble, * and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.

Hear my prayer, O God; * do not hide yourself from my petition.

Listen to me and answer me; * I have no peace, because of my cares.

I am shaken by the noise of the enemy * and by the pressure of the wicked;

For they have cast an evil spell upon me * and are set against me in fury.

My heart quakes within me, * and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Fear and trembling have come over me, * and horror overwhelms me.

And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! * I would fly away and be at rest.

I would flee to a far&#8209;off place * and make my lodging in the wilderness.

I would hasten to escape * from the stormy wind and tempest.”

Swallow them up, O Lord; confound their speech; * for I have seen violence and strife in the city.