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All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

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All day long they twist my words;(A)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
They conspire,(B) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(C)
    hoping to take my life.(D)
Because of their wickedness do not[a] let them escape;(E)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.