¹⁵⁰ Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

¹⁶ And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

⁴⁶ Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.'

⁴⁷ And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁹ Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer `is' an abomination.

²² `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

⁷ Fear of Jehovah `is' a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

¹⁷ Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

² When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

¹⁶ And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

¹¹ Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

¹² Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

¹³ They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

¹⁴ And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

¹⁶ and now, send hastily, and declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-night in the plains of the wilderness, and also, certainly pass over, lest there be a swallowing up of the king and of all the people who are with him.'

¹³ and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

¹⁴ for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,