(A)Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor
Who seek after my life;
Let those be (B)turned back and brought to confusion
Who plot my hurt.
(C)Let them be like chaff before the wind,
And let the [a]angel of the Lord chase them.
Let their way be (D)dark and slippery,
And let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
For without cause they have (E)hidden their net for me in a pit,
Which they have dug without cause for my life.
[b]Let (F)destruction come upon him unexpectedly,
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:5 Or Angel
  2. Psalm 35:8 Lit. Let destruction he does not know come upon him,

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.
May they be like chaff(E) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord(F) driving them away;
may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

Since they hid their net(G) for me without cause(H)
    and without cause dug a pit(I) for me,
may ruin overtake them by surprise—(J)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(K) to their ruin.

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