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O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.
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The speaker asks God to make their enemies look foolish or absurd rather than powerful or threatening. “Ridiculous” suggests public loss of seriousness and dignity. It is a brief prayer for opponents to be discredited, expressed through a direct appeal to the Lord.
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