Psalms 35:3-13

³And draw out the spear, and stop the way against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

⁴Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away;

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

⁷For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; without cause they have digged it for my soul.

⁸Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

⁹And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

¹¹Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

¹²They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom: