who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.
Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.
How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.
From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the Lord, a wicked military strategist.