Psalms 35:12-20

¹²They yielded to me evils for goods; barrenness to my soul.

¹³But when they were dis-easeful to me; I was clothed in an hair-shirt. I meeked my soul in fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.

¹⁴I pleased so as our neighbour, as our brother; I was made meek, so as mourning and sorrowful.

¹⁵And they were glad, and came together against me; torments were gathered on me, and I knew it not. They were scattered, and not compunct;

¹⁶they tempted me, they scorned me with mocking, they gnashed on me with their teeth.

¹⁷Lord, when thou shalt behold, restore thou my soul from the wicked-ness of them; mine one alone from lions.

¹⁸I shall acknowledge to thee in a great church; I shall praise thee in a firm people.

¹⁹They that be adversaries wickedly to me, have not joy on me; that hate me without cause, and beckon with eyes.

²⁰For soothly they spake not peace-ably to me; and they speaking in wrath-fulness of the earth, thought guiles.