10. surrounding it day and night,filling it with crime and trouble.
11. There is destruction everywhere;the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
12. If it were an enemy that mocked me,I could endure it;if it were an opponent boasting over me,I could hide myself from him.
13. But it is you, my companion,my colleague and close friend.
14. We had intimate talks with each otherand worshipped together in the Temple.
15. May my enemies die before their time;may they go down alive into the world of the dead!Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.
16. But I call to the Lord God for help,and he will save me.
17. Morning, noon, and nightmy complaints and groans go up to him,and he will hear my voice.
18. He will bring me safely backfrom the battles that I fightagainst so many enemies.
19. God, who has ruled from eternity,will hear me and defeat them;for they refuse to change,and they do not fear him.
20. My former companion attacked his friends;he broke his promises.
21. His words were smoother than cream,but there was hatred in his heart;his words were as soothing as oil,but they cut like sharp swords.