Psalms 35:8-16

⁸May unforeseen destruction come upon them! May the snare which they have laid lay hold on themselves, And may they fall into destruction!

⁹Then shall my soul rejoice in the LORD; It shall exult in his protection.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, Who, O LORD! is like thee, Who dost rescue the afflicted from the oppressor, The afflicted and destitute from the spoiler?

¹¹False witnesses have risen up; They charge me with that which has not entered my mind.

¹²They repay me evil for good; They cause bereavement to my soul.

¹³And yet I, during their sickness, clothed myself with sackcloth, And afflicted myself with fasting; And my prayer was turned to my bosom.

¹⁴I behaved myself as if he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down in sadness, as one mourning for his mother.

¹⁵But at my fall they rejoice, and gather themselves together; Revilers whom I know not assemble themselves against me; They tear me without ceasing.

¹⁶With base men who mock for their bread, They gnash at me with their teeth.