<p class="poetry">Your enemies, O <sc>Lordsc>, hurl insults;p> <p class="poetry">they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for I trust in your word.p>

<p class="poetry">I will maintain my righteousnessp> <p class="poetry">and never let it go;p> <p class="poetry">my conscience<n id="1" /> will not reproach mep> <p class="poetry">for as long as I live.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">before the vindictive enemyp> <p class="poetry">who ridicules and insults me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">All day long my enemies taunt me;p> <p class="poetry">those who mock me use my name in their curses.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who oppresses<n id="1" /> the poor insults<n id="2" /> his Creator,p> <p class="poetry">but whoever shows favor<n id="3" /> to the needy honors him.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who mocks the poor<n id="1" /> insults<n id="2" /> his Creator;p> <p class="poetry">whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.p>

<p class="poetry">Be wise, my son,<n id="1" /> and make my heart glad,p> <p class="poetry">so that I may answer<n id="2" /> anyone who taunts me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.<n id="2" />p>

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David&#8217;s brother Shimeah, killed him.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea,<n id="1" /> David&#8217;s brother, killed him.p>

<p class="poetry">My enemies&#8217; taunts cut into me to the bone,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">as they say to me all day long, &#8220;Where is your God?&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> it is not an enemy who insults me,p> <p class="poetry">or else I could bear it;p> <p class="poetry">it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or else I could hide from him.p>

<p class="poetry">May he send help from heaven and deliver me<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">from my enemies who hurl insults!<n id="2" /> (Selah)p> <p class="poetry">May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!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">How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults?p> <p class="poetry">Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?p>

<p class="poetry">Remember how<n id="1" /> the enemy hurls insults, O <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!p>

<p class="poetry">Pay back our neighbors in full!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">This is how they will be repaid for their arrogance,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for they taunted and verbally harassed<n id="2" /> the people of the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies.p>

Then the Philistine said, &#8220;I defy Israel&#8217;s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight<n id="1" /> each other!&#8221;