1 O Lord, attack those who attack me.
2 Use your shields, ⌞both⌟ small and large.
3 Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me.
4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced.
5 Let them be like husks blown by the wind
6 Let their path be dark and slippery
7 For no reason they hid their net in a pit.
8 Let destruction surprise them.
9 My soul will find joy in the Lord
10 All my bones will say, “O Lord, who can compare with you?
11 Malicious people bring charges against me.
12 I am devastated
13 But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth.
14 I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother.
15 Yet, when I stumbled,
16 With crude and abusive mockers,
17 O Lord, how long will you look on?
18 I will give you thanks in a large gathering.
19 Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me.
20 They do not talk about peace.
21 They open their big mouths and say about me,
22 You have seen it, O Lord.
23 Wake up, and rise to my defense.
24 Judge me by your righteousness, O Lord my God.
25 or think, “Aha, just what we wanted!”
26 Let those who gloat over my downfall
27 Let those who are happy when I am declared innocent
28 Then my tongue will tell about your righteousness,