Let those who intend to take my life
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.(A)
Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.(B)
Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.(C)
They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.(D)
Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.(E)

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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.

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Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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And David says,

Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and their backs be bent continually.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:9–10 Ps 69:22–23

And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,(A)
    and their backs be bent forever.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

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When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction(A) will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(A) destruction will come on them suddenly,(B) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(C)

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For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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