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⁴ Let those who intend to take my life
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.^(C1)5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.^(C1)6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.^(C1)7 They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.^(C1)8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.^(C1)

⁹ Then I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will delight in his deliverance.^(C1)10 All my bones will say,
“Lord, who is like you,^(C1)
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?” ^(C2)

¹¹ Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.^(C1)12 They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.^(C1)13 Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.^(F1)(C1)14 I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning for a mother.^(C1)15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.^(C1)16 With godless mockery^(F1)
they gnashed their teeth at me.^(C1)

¹⁷ Lord, how long will you look on?^(C1)
Rescue me from their ravages;
rescue my precious life from the young lions.^(C2)18 I will praise you in the great assembly;
I will exalt you among many people.^(C1)19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause^(C1)
wink at me maliciously.^(C2)20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive fraudulent schemes^(F1)
against those who live peacefully in the land.^(C1)21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!” ^(F1)(C1)

²² You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.^(C1)23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord!^(C1)24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.^(C1)25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!” ^(C1)26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.^(C1)

²⁷ Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”^(C1)28 And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness,
your praise all day long.^(C1)