Becauseof the voiceof the enemy,Becauseof the pressureof the wicked;For they bringdowntroubleupon me And in angerthey beara grudgeagainstme.
Then Absalomwould sayto him, "See,your claimsare goodand right,but noman listensto you on the partof the king."
So he saidto the king,"Let not my lordconsiderme guilty,norrememberwhatyour servantdidwrongon the daywhenmy lordthe kingcameout from Jerusalem,so that the kingwould take[it] to heart.
"Becauseof the devastationof the afflicted,becauseof the groaningof the needy,NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD;"I will sethim in the safetyfor which he longs."
From the wickedwho despoilme, My deadlyenemieswho surroundme.
Do not deliverme over to the desireof my adversaries,For false witnesseshave risenagainst me, And such as breatheout violence.
Maliciouswitnessesriseup; They askme of things that I do not know.
For strangershave risenagainstme And violentmenhave soughtmy life;They have not setGodbeforethem. Selah.
Saying,"Godhas forsakenhim; Pursueand seizehim, for thereis nooneto deliver."
They mockand wickedlyspeakof oppression;They speakfrom on high.
Nowthe chief priestsand the wholeCouncilkept trying to obtainfalse testimonyagainstJesus,sothat they might put Him to death.
