Should goodbe repaidwith evil?For they have duga pitfor me. Rememberhow I stoodbeforeYou To speakgoodon their behalf,So as to turnawayYour wrathfrom them.
"You would evencast[lots] for the orphansAnd barteroveryour friend.
Therefore He saidthat He would destroythem, Had not MosesHis chosenone stoodin the breachbeforeHim, To turnawayHis wrathfrom destroying[them].
The wickedwaitfor me to destroyme; I shall diligentlyconsiderYour testimonies.
They repayme evilfor good,[To] the bereavementof my soul.
For withoutcausethey hidtheir netfor me; Withoutcausethey duga pitfor my soul.
And those who repayevilfor good,They opposeme, becauseI followwhatis good.
They have prepareda netfor my steps;My soulis boweddown;They duga pitbeforeme; They [themselves] have falleninto the midstof it. Selah.
He has duga pitand hollowedit out, And has falleninto the holewhich he made.
He who returnsevilfor good,Evilwill not departfrom his house.
He who digsa pitwill fallinto it, And he who rollsa stone,it will comebackon him.
He who digsa pitmay fallinto it, and a serpentmay bitehim who breaksthrougha wall.
"Therefore do not prayfor thispeople,norliftup a cryor prayerfor them; for I will not listenwhenthey callto Me becauseof their disaster.
We knowour wickedness,O LORD,The iniquityof our fathers,for we have sinnedagainst You.
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Even thoughMosesand Samuelwere to standbeforeMe, My heartwould not be with thispeople;sendthem awayfrom My presenceand let them go!
Let those who persecuteme be putto shame,but as for me, let me not be putto shame;Let them be dismayed,but let me not be dismayed.Bringon them a dayof disaster,And crushthem with twofolddestruction!
Do giveheedto me, O LORD,And listento whatmy opponentsare saying!
May an outcrybe heardfrom their houses,WhenYou suddenlybringraidersupon them; For they have duga pitto captureme And hiddensnaresfor my feet.
"But ifthey are prophets,and ifthe wordof the LORDis with them, let them nowentreatthe LORDof hoststhat the vesselswhich are leftin the houseof the LORD,in the houseof the kingof Judahand in Jerusalemmay not goto Babylon.
For wickedmenare foundamong My people,They watchlike fowlerslyingin wait;They seta trap,They catchmen.
"As for you, do not prayfor thispeople,and do not liftup cryor prayerfor them, and do not intercedewith Me; for I do not hearyou.
O LORD,You have seenmy oppression;Judgemy case.
Jesusansweredthem, "I showedyou manygoodworksfrom the Father;for whichof them are you stoningMe?"
"But [they have done this] to fulfillthe wordthat is writtenin their Law,THEY HATEDME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
Then Jonathanspokewellof Davidto Saulhis fatherand saidto him, "Do not let the kingsinagainst his servantDavid,sincehe has not sinnedagainst you, and sincehis deeds[have been] verybeneficialto you.
