15. But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
16. Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
17. How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18. I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.
19. Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
20. They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21. They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”