6. Let their way be dark and slippery,with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7. They hid their net for me without cause;they dug a pit for me without cause.
8. Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,and let the net that he hid ensnare him;let him fall into it — to his ruin.
9. Then I will rejoice in the Lord;I will delight in His deliverance.
10. My very bones will say,“Lord, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,the poor or the needy from one who robs him? ”
11. Malicious witnesses come forward;they question me about things I do not know.
12. They repay me evil for good,making me desolate.
13. Yet when they were sick,my clothing was sackcloth;I humbled myself with fasting,and my prayer was genuine.
14. I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;I was bowed down with grief,like one mourning a mother.
15. But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;they gathered against me.Assailants I did not knowtore at me and did not stop.
16. With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.
17. Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my life from their ravages,my only one from the young lions.
18. I will praise You in the great congregation;I will exalt You among many people.
19. Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;do not let those who hate me without cause look at me maliciously.
20. For they do not speak in friendly ways,but contrive deceitful schemes against those who live peacefully in the land.
21. They open their mouths wide against me and say,“Aha, aha! We saw it! ”
22. You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.Lord, do not be far from me.
23. Wake up and rise to my defense,to my cause, my God and my Lord!