<p class="poetry">When evil men attack me<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to devour my flesh,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">when my adversaries and enemies attack me,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">they stumble and fall.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let destruction take them by surprise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Let the net they hid catch them!p> <p class="poetry">Let them fall into destruction!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I can see the evildoers! They have fallen!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men draw their swordsp> <p class="poetry">and prepare their bows,p> <p class="poetry">to bring down<n id="1" /> the oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and to slaughter those who are godly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your arrows are sharpp> <p class="poetry">and penetrate the hearts of the king&#8217;s enemies.p> <p class="poetry">Nations fall at your feet.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They have prepared a net to trap me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I am discouraged.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They have dug a pit for me.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They will fall<n id="4" /> into it! (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> zeal for<n id="2" /> your house<n id="3" /> consumes me;p> <p class="poetry">I endure the insults of those who insult you.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He drove the nations out from before them;p> <p class="poetry">he assigned them their tribal allotments<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May he rain down<n id="1" /> fiery coals upon them!p> <p class="poetry">May he throw them into the fire!p> <p class="poetry">From bottomless pits they will not escape.<n id="2" />p>