²⁰ For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

¹³ For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear `is' round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

³ asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

¹⁵ now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

⁴ and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill `him',

²⁴ but the Pharisees having heard, said, `This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

¹⁹ he shall not strive nor cry, nor shall any hear in the broad places his voice,

⁵ Then these men are saying, `We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found `it' against him in the law of his God.'

¹⁹ And I `am' as a trained lamb brought to slaughter, And I have not known That against me they have devised devices: We destroy the tree with its food, and cut him off From the land of the living, And his name is not remembered again.

² Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble `for' wars.

³ They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder `is' under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

⁵ The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

⁵ Wo to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

⁶ Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

⁷ I `am' peace, and when I speak they `are' for war!

⁴ To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

⁵ They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, `Who doth look at it?'

⁶ They search out perverse things, `We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart `are' deep.

² Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

¹² And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

³ The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

⁴ Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

²² who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

²³ who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,