16. They ridiculed me over and over again,like godless people would do,grinding their teeth at me.
17. How long, my Lord, will you watch this happen?Rescue me from their attacks;rescue my precious life from these predatory lions!
18. Then I will thank you in the great assembly;I will praise you in a huge crowd of people.
19. Don’t let those who are my enemieswithout cause celebrate over me;don’t let those who hate me for no reasonwink at my demise.
20. They don’t speak the truth;instead, they plot false accusationsagainst innocent people in the land.
21. They speak out against me,saying, "Yes! Oh, yes! We’ve seen it with our own eyes!"
22. But you’ve seen it too, Lord.Don’t keep quiet about it.Please don’t be far from me, my Lord.
23. Wake up! Get up and do justice for me;argue my case, my Lord and my God!
24. Establish justice for meaccording to your righteousness, Lord, my God.Don’t let them celebrate over me.
25. Don’t let them say to themselves,Yes! Exactly what we wanted!Don’t let them say, "We ate him up!"
26. Let all those who celebrate my misfortune be disgraced and put to shame!Let those who exalt themselves over mebe dressed up in shame and dishonor!
27. But let those who want things to be set right for meshout for joy and celebrate!Let them constantly say, "The Lord is great—God wants his servant to be at peace."
28. Then my tongue will talkall about your righteousness;it will talkabout your praise all day long.