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My enemies are always twisting my words.
    They are always making plans against me.
They hide together and watch every move I make,
    hoping for some way to kill me.
God, send them away because of the bad things they did.
    Show your anger and defeat those people.

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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.