Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)
<To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.> Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;
He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.
He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.
Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.
<To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.
For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt.> God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.
Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.
But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.
He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)
My eyes are wasting away with trouble; they are becoming old because of all those who are against me.
<To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.> Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.
Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.
Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.
Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.
Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.
Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
<Maschil. Of Asaph.> Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?
O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?
Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.
They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.
Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;
They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.
Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.
O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?
I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.
You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.
They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?
O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.
The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.
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