⁵ “Surely the light of the wicked is put out,
    and the flame of their fire does not shine.^(A)
6 The light is dark in their tent,
    and the lamp above them is put out.
⁷ Their strong steps are shortened,
    and their own schemes throw them down.^(B)
8 For they are thrust into a net by their own feet,
    and they walk into a pitfall.^(C)
9 A trap seizes them by the heel;
    a snare lays hold of them.^(D)
10 A rope is hid for them in the ground,
    a trap for them in the path.^(E)
11 Terrors frighten them on every side
    and chase them at their heels.^(F)
12 Their strength is consumed by hunger,^[a]
    and calamity is ready for their stumbling.^(G)

¹⁹ O that you would kill the wicked, O God,
    and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—^(A)
20 those who speak of you maliciously
    and lift themselves up against you for evil!^[a](B)
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
    And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?^(C)
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
    I count them my enemies.

² When evildoers assail me
    to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
    they shall stumble and fall.^(A)