Psalms 35:13-21

¹³When they were ill, I showed that I was sad. I did not eat any food, and I bowed my head as I prayed for them.

¹⁴I mourned and bowed my head as I prayed as though it was a friend or my mother for whom I was grieving.

¹⁵But when I had troubles, they were all happy about it. They gathered around to make fun of me. Strangers struck me, and they would not stop.

¹⁶Worthless people ridicule me and snarl at me.

¹⁷Yahweh, how long will you only watch them doing this? Rescue me from their attacking me; Save me from being killed by these men who are attacking me like MET lions that are attacking other animals

¹⁸Then, when many of your people gather, I will praise you and I will thank you in front of all of them.

¹⁹Do not allow my enemies, who tell lies about me, defeat me and then rejoice! Do not allow those who hate me when there in no reason to hate me to ◄smirk/smile happily►!

²⁰They do not talk peacefully to people; instead, they seek ways to tell lies about people who are peaceful.

²¹They shout at me, to accuse me, saying, “We saw the wrong things that you did!”