¹⁷ I broke the jaws of godless oppressors
    and plucked their victims from their teeth.

⁷ Arise, O Lord!
    Rescue me, my God!
Slap all my enemies in the face!
    Shatter the teeth of the wicked!

¹⁴ They have teeth like swords
    and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
    and the needy from among humanity.

⁶ Praise the Lord,
    who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

⁸ May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,
    like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.

³ They would have swallowed us alive
    in their burning anger.