Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, one of the thirty warriors and their leader,(12:5)Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

He tears me down on every side until I perish; he uproots my hope like one uproots a tree.

It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword.

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!

How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!

But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.

Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death.”