May those who seek my life(A)
    be disgraced(B) and put to shame;(C)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back(D) in dismay.
May they be like chaff(E) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord(F) driving them away;
may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

Since they hid their net(G) for me without cause(H)
    and without cause dug a pit(I) for me,
may ruin overtake them by surprise—(J)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(K) to their ruin.
Then my soul will rejoice(L) in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.(M)
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(N) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(O) for them,
    the poor and needy(P) from those who rob them.”

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