¹⁸ Let my persecutors be put to shame,
    but keep me from shame;
let them be terrified,
    but keep me from terror.
Bring on them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction.^(A)

⁴ May those who seek my life^(A)
    be disgraced^(B) and put to shame;^(C)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back^(D) in dismay.

¹¹ But the Lord^(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors^(B) will stumble and not prevail.^(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;^(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.

²⁰ But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously^(A)
    and test the heart^(B) and mind,^(C)
let me see your vengeance^(D) on them,
    for to you I have committed my cause.

¹⁴ May all who want to take my life^(A)
    be put to shame and confusion;^(B)
may all who desire my ruin^(C)
    be turned back in disgrace.

² I trust in you;^(A)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
³ No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,^(B)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous^(C) without cause.

¹⁷ May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;^(A)
    may they perish in disgrace.^(B)
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord^(C)—
    that you alone are the Most High^(D) over all the earth.^(E)

⁸ may ruin overtake them by surprise—^(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,^(B) to their ruin.

⁶ Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back^(A) double^(B) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.^(C)