<p class="poetry">May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice!p> <p class="poetry">May they continually say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;May the <sc>Lordsc> be praised,<n id="2" /> for he wants his servant to be secure.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">My whole body is sick because of your judgment;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I am deprived of health because of my sin.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even my close friend<n id="1" /> whom I trusted,p> <p class="poetry">he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will rescue<n id="1" /> me and protect me from those who attack me,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">even though<n id="3" /> they greatly outnumber me.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">may the <sc>Lordsc> remove them,<n id="2" /> along with those who behave wickedly!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May Israel experience peace!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not drag me away with evil men,p> <p class="poetry">with those who behave wickedly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">who talk so friendly to their neighbors,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">while they plan to harm them!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will listen to what God the <sc>Lordsc> says.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For he will make<n id="2" /> peace with his people, his faithful followers.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Yet they must not<n id="4" /> return to their foolish ways.p>