Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.