They attack,they lurk,They watchmy steps,As they have waited[to take] my life.
"For nowYou numbermy steps,You do not observemy sin.
"They have gapedat me with their mouth,They have slappedme on the cheekwith contempt;They have massedthemselves againstme.
"Does He not seemy waysAnd numberallmy steps?
Whodeviseevilthingsin [their] hearts;They continuallystirup wars.
The wickedspiesupon the righteousAnd seeksto killhim.
They have prepareda netfor my steps;My soulis boweddown;They duga pitbeforeme; They [themselves] have falleninto the midstof it. Selah.
For behold,they have setan ambushfor my life;Fiercemenlaunchan attackagainstme, Not for my transgressionnorfor my sin,O LORD,
For my enemieshave spokenagainst me; And those who watchfor my lifehave consultedtogether,
With whichYour enemieshave reproached,O LORD,With whichthey have reproachedthe footstepsof Your anointed.
Do not liein wait,O wickedman,against the dwellingof the righteous;Do not destroyhis restingplace;
"Ifanyone fiercelyassails[you] it will not be from Me. Whoeverassailsyou will fallbecauseof you.
For I have heardthe whisperingof many,"Terroron everyside!Denounce[him]; yes, let us denouncehim!" Allmy trustedfriends,Watchingfor my fall,say: "Perhapshe will be deceived,so that we may prevailagainst him And takeour revengeon him."
Thenthe commissionersand satrapsbegan tryingto finda groundof accusationagainst Danielin regardto governmentaffairs;but they couldfindnogroundof accusationor [evidence of] corruption,inasmuchas he was faithful,and nonegligenceor corruptionwas [to be] foundin him.
Thosewho had seizedJesusled Him awayto Caiaphas,the high priest,wherethe scribesand the elderswere gathered together.
Nowwhen morningcame,allthe chief priestsand the eldersof the peopleconferredtogether againstJesusto put Him to death;
Sothey watchedHim, and sentspieswho pretendedto be righteous,in orderthat they might catchHim in some statement,sothat they [could] deliverHim to the ruleand the authorityof the governor.
