9. Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him,Nor speak anymore in His name.”But His word was in my heart like a burning fireShut up in my bones;I was weary of holding it back,And I could not.
10. For I heard many mocking:“Fear on every side!”“Report,” they say, “and we will report it!”All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying,“Perhaps he can be induced;Then we will prevail against him,And we will take our revenge on him.”
11. But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One.Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail.They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
12. But, O Lord of hosts,You who test the righteous,And see the mind and heart,Let me see Your vengeance on them;For I have pleaded my cause before You.
13. Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!For He has delivered the life of the poorFrom the hand of evildoers.