¹⁷ Lord, how long will You look on?^(A)
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.^(B)
18 I will praise You in the great congregation;
I will exalt You among many people.^(C)
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause^(D)
look at me maliciously.^(E)
20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes^[a]
against those who live peacefully in the land.^(F)
21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!”^[b](G)

²² You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.^(H)
23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord!^(I)
24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.^(J)
25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!”^(K)
26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.^(L)

²⁷ Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”^(M)
28 And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,
Your praise all day long.^(N)

¹⁹ Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.^(A)

²⁰ Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,
but a foolish man consumes them.^[a](B)