Psalm 35:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ I will ·praise [thank] you in the great ·meeting [assembly].
    I will praise you among ·crowds of people [the mighty crowd/throng].
¹⁹ Do not let my enemies ·laugh at [rejoice over] me;
    they hate me for no reason.
Do not let them ·make fun of me [^Lwink their eye at me; ^Ca reference to secretive plans or magic; Prov. 6:12–13];
    they have no cause to hate me.
²⁰ Their words are not ·friendly [peaceful]
    but are lies ·about [or against] ·peace-loving people [^Lthe quiet in the land].