<p class="poetry">Against you &#8211; you above all<n id="1" /> &#8211; I have sinned;p> <p class="poetry">I have done what is evil in your sight.p> <p class="poetry">So<n id="2" /> you are just when you confront me;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">you are right when you condemn me.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">May death destroy them!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May they go down alive into Sheol!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.p>

<p class="poetry">All day long they cause me trouble;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they make a habit of plotting my demise.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They plan how to hide<n id="2" /> snares,p> <p class="poetry">and boast,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Who will see them?&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">May those who are trying to take my lifep> <p class="poetry">be embarrassed and ashamed!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May those who want to harm mep> <p class="poetry">be turned back and ashamed!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May my accusers be humiliated and defeated!p> <p class="poetry">May those who want to harm me<n id="1" /> be covered with scorn and disgrace!p>

<p class="poetry">Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">revive me once again!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Bring me up once again<n id="3" /> from the depths of the earth!p>

<p class="poetry">All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice,p> <p class="poetry">for those who want to harm me<n id="1" /> will be embarrassed and ashamed.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">His raging anger lashed out against them,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He sent fury, rage, and troublep> <p class="poetry">as messengers who bring disaster.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will pay them back for their sin.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He will destroy them because of<n id="2" /> their evil;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> our God will destroy them.p>

<p class="poetry">You who love the <sc>Lordsc>, hate evil!p> <p class="poetry">He protects<n id="1" /> the lives of his faithful followers;p> <p class="poetry">he delivers them from the power<n id="2" /> of the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> repay my accusers in this way,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who say evil things about<n id="2" /> me!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, rescue me from wicked men!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">who plan ways to harm me.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">All day long they stir up conflict.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A slanderer<n id="1" /> will not endure on<n id="2" /> the earth;p> <p class="poetry">calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">the one who delivers<n id="1" /> kings,p> <p class="poetry">and rescued David his servant from a deadly<n id="2" /> sword.p>

<p class="poetry">He<n id="1" /> does not slander,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or do harm to others,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">or insult his neighbor.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even when I must walk through the darkest valley,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I fear<n id="2" /> no danger,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for you are with me;p> <p class="poetry">your rod and your staff reassure me.<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">He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed;p> <p class="poetry">he is committed to a sinful lifestyle;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he does not reject what is evil.<n id="2" />p>