For the enemy has pursued my being; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, Like the dead of old.
And Yo’aḇ
And Aḇ
“Listen to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me.
Let those be ashamed and blush Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and abashed Who plot evil to me.
For strangers have risen up against me, And cruel men have sought after my life; They have not set Elohim before them. Selah.
Let the enemy pursue me and overtake my being, And trample my life to the ground, And lay my esteem in the dust. Selah.
Arise, O יהוה, in Your displeasure; Lift Yourself up against the rage of my adversaries, And awake for me! You shall command judgment!
He has made me dwell in dark places Like the dead of old.
And He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Yisra’ĕ
Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. When I have fallen I have risen, when I sit in darkness יהוה is a light to me.