Who think up evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars.
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
Though they intended evil against You And devised a scheme, They will not succeed.
He devises wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.
Those who search for my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to do me evil have threatened destruction, And they meditate on deception all day long.
They attack, they lurk, They watch my heels, As they have hoped to take my life.
For behold, they have lain in wait for my soul; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,
¶How long will you assail a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have gladness.
For their hearts are like an oven As they draw near in their plotting; Their anger smolders all night; In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
From you has gone forth One who devised evil against Yahweh, A vile counselor.