Psalms 35:13-25

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!”

²²Yahweh, you have seen these things, so do not be silent! Do not stay far from me!

²³Arise, my God, and plead my case in court, and successfully defend me!

²⁴Yahweh, my God, because you are righteous, prove that I am innocent in order that my enemies will not be able to gloat that I was judged to be guilty.

²⁵Do not allow them to be able to say to themselves, “Yes, we have gotten rid of him IDM just like we desired!”