Do not liein wait,O wickedman,against the dwellingof the righteous;Do not destroyhis restingplace;
The proudhave hiddena trapfor me, and cords;They have spreada netby the wayside;They have setsnaresfor me. Selah.
The wickedspiesupon the righteousAnd seeksto killhim.
They attack,they lurk,They watchmy steps,As they have waited[to take] my life.
For behold,they have setan ambushfor my life;Fiercemenlaunchan attackagainstme, Not for my transgressionnorfor my sin,O LORD,
Ifthey say,"Comewith us, Let us liein waitfor blood,Let us ambushthe innocentwithoutcause;
Do not movethe ancientboundaryWhichyour fathershave set.
Then my peoplewill livein a peacefulhabitation,And in securedwellingsand in undisturbedrestingplaces;
But I was like a gentlelambledto the slaughter;And I did not knowthat they had devisedplotsagainstme, [saying], "Let us destroythe treewith its fruit,And let us cuthim offfrom the landof the living,That his namebe rememberednomore."
and they plotted togetherto seizeJesusby stealthand killHim.
But the sonof Paul'ssisterheardof their ambush,and he cameand enteredthe barracksand toldPaul.
requestinga concessionagainstPaul, that he might have him broughtto Jerusalem([at the same time], settingan ambushto killhim on the way).
but their plotbecame knownto Saul.They were alsowatchingthe gatesdayand nightsothat they might put him to death;
As they wentup the slopeto the city,they foundyoungwomengoingout to drawwaterand saidto them, "Is the seerhere?"
