Some people set traps to kill me. Those who want to hurt me plan trouble; all day long they think up lies.
“God has made my brothers my enemies, and my friends have become strangers.
They wait in hiding like a lion. They wait to catch poor people; they catch the poor in nets.
Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I haven’t strayed from your orders.
The proud hid a trap for me. They spread out a net beside the road; they set traps for me.Selah
Protect me from the traps they set for me and from the net that evil people have spread.
I am like a piece of a broken pot. I am forgotten as if I were dead.
Their words are not friendly but are lies about peace-loving people.
Make those who want to kill me be ashamed and disgraced. Make those who plan to harm me turn back and run away.
My enemies are saying evil things about me. They say, “When will he die and be forgotten?”
Strangers turn against me, and cruel people want to kill me. They do not care about God.Selah
My strong love for your Temple completely controls me. When people insult you, it hurts me.
My eyes are weak from crying. Lord, I have prayed to you every day; I have lifted my hands in prayer to you.
Poor people’s relatives avoid them; even their friends stay far away. They run after them, begging, but they are gone.