3. Draw also out the spear, and doagainst them stop the wayThat me pursue: unto my soul,I'm thy salvation, say.
4. Let them confounded be and sham'dthat for my soul have sought:Who plot my hurt turn'd back be they,and to confusion brought.
5. Let them be like unto the chaffthat flies before the wind;And let the angel of the Lordpursue them hard behind.
6. With darkness cover thou their way,and let it slipp'ry prove;And let the angel of the Lordpursue them from above.
7. For without cause have they for metheir net hid in a pit,They also have without a causefor my soul digged it.
8. Let ruin seize him unawares;his net he hid withalHimself let catch; and in the samedestruction let him fall.
9. My soul in God shall joy; and gladin his salvation be:
10. And all my bones shall say, O Lord,who is like unto thee,Which dost the poor set free from himthat is for him too strong;The poor and needy from the manthat spoils and does him wrong?
11. False witnesses rose; to my chargethings I not knew they laid.
12. They, to the spoiling of my soul,me ill for good repaid.
13. But as for me, when they were sick,in sackcloth sad I mourn'd:My humbled soul did fast, my pray'rinto my bosom turn'd.
14. Myself I did behave as hehad been my friend or brother;I heavily bow'd down, as onethat mourneth for his mother.
15. But in my trouble they rejoic'd,gath'ring themselves together;Yea, abjects vile together didthemselves against me gather:I knew it not; they did me tear,and quiet would not be.