⁷⁸ Ashamed are the proud, For `with' falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

¹⁰ Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and `one' said to slay thee, and `mine eye' hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he `is'.

¹¹ `And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!

¹² `Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

²⁵ but -- that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law -- They hated me without a cause.

³² And stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him.

⁸⁵ The proud have digged for me pits, That `are' not according to Thy law.

⁸⁶ All Thy commands `are' faithfulness, `With' falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

⁵¹ The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

²³ Princes also sat -- against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

²¹ Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

³ They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

⁴ Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.

²⁶ They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

⁷ For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

³ Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

³ O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,

⁴ If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

⁵ An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

² But -- in the law of Jehovah `is' his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

¹⁸ and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?

¹⁷ And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou `art' than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

²⁰ for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,