11 But (A)the Lord is with me as a dread warrior;
    therefore my persecutors will stumble;
    (B)they will not overcome me.
(C)They will be greatly shamed,
    for they will not succeed.
Their (D)eternal dishonor
    will never be forgotten.
12 O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
    (E)who sees the heart and the mind,[a]
let me see your vengeance upon them,
    for to you have I committed my cause.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:12 Hebrew kidneys

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.
12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(E)
let me see your vengeance(F) on them,
    for to you I have committed(G) my cause.

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