² The wicked in his pride ^[a]persecutes the poor;
^(A)Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

^12 (A)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

¹¹ Let not the foot of pride come against me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

^16 (A)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on ^[a]his own crown.

^22 (A)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.

¹²² Be ^(A)surety^[a] for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.

^18 (A)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which ^(B)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

⁵ The proud have hidden a ^(A)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah