May the <sc>Lordsc> judge between the two of us, and may the <sc>Lordsc> vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

It&#8217;s like the old proverb says: &#8216;From evil people evil proceeds.&#8217; But my hand will not be against you.

<p class="bodytext">The king said, &#8220;Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won&#8217;t bother you again!&#8221;

However, if he should say, &#8216;I do not take pleasure in you,&#8217; then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

Therefore Naaman&#8217;s skin disease will afflict<n id="1" /> you and your descendants forever!&#8221; When Gehazi<n id="2" /> went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.<n id="3" />p>

Realize<n id="1" /> now that the <sc>Lordsc> has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Condemn them,<n id="1" /> O God!p> <p class="poetry">May their own schemes be their downfall!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Drive them away<n id="3" /> because of their many acts of insurrection,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">for they have rebelled against you.p>

<p class="poetry">Your loyal followers trust in you,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for you, <sc>Lordsc>, do not abandon those who seek your help.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">My God, I trust in you.p> <p class="poetry">Please do not let me be humiliated;p> <p class="poetry">do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">In you, O <sc>Lordsc>, I have taken shelter!p> <p class="poetry">Never let me be humiliated!p> <p class="poetry">Vindicate me by rescuing me!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!p> <p class="poetry">May those who love to experience<n id="1" /> your deliverance say continually,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May the <sc>Lordsc> be praised!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He says:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Listen my people! I am speaking!p> <p class="poetry">Listen Israel! I am accusing you!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I am God, your God!p>

<p class="poetry">May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!p> <p class="poetry">May those who love to experience<n id="1" /> your deliverance say continually,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May God<n id="3" /> be praised!&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have leaned on you since birth;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you pulled me<n id="2" /> from my mother&#8217;s womb.p> <p class="poetry">I praise you continually.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I said,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Listen, my people!p> <p class="poetry">I will warn<n id="2" /> you!p> <p class="poetry">O Israel, if only you would obey me!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">There must be<n id="1" /> no other<n id="2" /> god among you.p> <p class="poetry">You must not worship a foreign god.p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our God,p> <p class="poetry">masters other than you have ruled us,p> <p class="poetry">but we praise your name alone.p>

<p class="poetry">Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated;p> <p class="poetry">your adversaries<n id="1" /> will be reduced to nothing<n id="2" /> and perish.p>

I will exhaust my rage on you, and then my fury will turn from you. I will calm down and no longer be angry.p>

Those both near and far from you will mock you, you with your bad reputation,<n id="1" /> full of turmoil.p>