Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.