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# But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up
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This is a request. Alternate translation: "Please, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-declarative]])
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# raise me up
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This means to raise him up from his bed, or to make him recover from his disease. Alternate translation: "make me well" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# so that I may pay them back
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The writer speaks of revenge on his enemies as if it were paying to them what he owes. Alternate translation: "so that I may take revenge on them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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