³ 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.)

¹⁴ 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.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

³ They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

²⁰ Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

²¹ But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

²² Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

²³ And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

⁸ I have become strange to my brothers, and like a man from a far country to my mother's children.

³ 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.

⁴ For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.

⁵ You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)

⁴ Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

¹⁴ Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

¹⁶ Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

⁸ I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

¹³ He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me.

¹⁴ My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.

¹⁵ I am strange to my women-servants, and seem to them as one from another country.