My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”

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(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

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12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.

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Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

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But I am (A)a worm, and no man;
(B)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
(C)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They [a]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
“He(D) [b]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(E)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:7 Show contempt with their mouth
  2. Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised

17 (A)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name [a]among the renowned.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:17 Lit. before the outside, i.e., the distinguished or famous

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