The wickedwaitfor me to destroyme; I shall diligentlyconsiderYour testimonies.
I have inheritedYour testimoniesforever,For they are the joyof my heart.
I am Your servant;giveme understanding,That I may knowYour testimonies.
Your testimoniesare wonderful;Thereforemy soulobservesthem.
My soulkeepsYour testimonies,And I lovethem exceedingly.
Your testimoniesalsoare my delight;[They are] my counselors.Daleth.
I clingto Your testimonies;O LORD,do not putme to shame!
The cordsof the wickedhave encircledme, [But] I have not forgottenYour law.
The arroganthave forgeda lieagainstme; With all[my] heartI will observeYour precepts.
When evildoerscameupon me to devourmy flesh,My adversariesand my enemies,they stumbledand fell.
The wickedspiesupon the righteousAnd seeksto killhim.
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
When Petercameto himself,he said,"NowI knowfor surethat the Lordhas sent forthHis angeland rescuedme from the handof Herodand from allthat the Jewishpeoplewere expecting."
"Sodo not listento them, for morethan fortyof them are lying in waitfor him whohave boundthemselvesunder a cursenot to eatordrinkuntilthey slayhim; and nowthey are readyand waitingfor the promisefrom you."
requestinga concessionagainstPaul, that he might have him broughtto Jerusalem([at the same time], settingan ambushto killhim on the way).
