⁵¹ The proud have had me greatly in derision: `Yet' have I not swerved from thy law.

⁷ O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.

¹⁸ Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way,

¹¹ My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; `Yet' have I not swerved from thy testimonies.

¹ Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of `our' faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³ For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

²³ save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

²⁴ But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

³⁵ And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

¹⁵ And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

⁴ He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

³ and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

³ Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. Psalm 124 A Song of Ascents; of David.

⁶⁹ The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

³¹ I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

²¹ Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.