Those people plan to do evil things.\par Those people always start fights.\par
I said I want peace,\par so they want war.\par
Why? Because those people planned\par bad things against you, Lord.\par They planned to do bad things,\par but they didn’t succeed.\par
At night, he plans worthless things.\par He gets up and does nothing good.\par But he doesn‘t refuse to do evil.\par
My enemies say bad things about me.\par They are spreading lies and rumors. {\cf2\super [231]} \par They talk about me all the time.\par
They hide together\par and watch my every move,\par hoping for some way to kill me.\par
Look, strong men are waiting for me.\par They are waiting to kill me,\par even though I did not sin\par or commit any crime.\par
How long will you attack me?\par I am like a leaning wall,\par a fence ready to fall.\par
Evil people always want to cause trouble. But people who work for peace will be happy.
The people make their secret plans.\par Their hearts burn with excitement\par like an oven.\par Their excitement burns all night.\par And in the morning it is like a hot fire.\par
\{Assyria,\} a man came from you.\par He made evil plans against the Lord.\par He gave evil advice.\par