Who have devised evils in their hearts; They stir up conflicts all day long.
I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for fighting.
For they held out evil against You; They devised a plot; they do not prevail.
He plots wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not despise evil.
And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.
They stir up strife, they hide, They watch my steps, As they lie in wait for my life.
For look, they have lain in wait for my life; Mighty men assemble against me, For no transgression or sin of mine, O יהוה,
How long would you assail a man? You crush him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, But counsellors of peace have joy.
“For they have drawn near, their heart is like an oven. While they lie in wait all the night their baker sleeps. In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
From you came forth one who plots evil against יהוה, a counsellor of Beliyaʽ