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# dogs have surrounded me
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The writer speaks about his enemies as if they were dogs. His enemies are coming close to him like wild dogs do to a dying animal. Alternate translation: "my enemies are like dogs that have surrounded me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# a company of evildoers
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"a group of evildoers" or "a gang of evildoers"
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# encircled
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stood in a circle
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# they have pierced my hands and my feet
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This continues the dog metaphor. The writer speaks about his enemies as if they were dogs that are biting and piercing his hands and feet with their teeth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# pierced
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stabbed through something with a sharp object
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