They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, {being} mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away.

Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that {there is} neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

But {this cometh to pass}, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The good {man} is perished out of the earth: and {there is} none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. {good: or, godly, or, merciful}

But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

They also that seek after my life lay snares {for me}: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil {is} in mine hand?

And he said to David, Thou {art} more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. {secretly: Heb. in the secret places}

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. {decree: or, interdict}

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. {secretly: Heb. in the secret places}

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any {man}: for thou regardest not the person of men.

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, {being} mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

All thy commandments {are} faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. {faithful: Heb. faithfulness}

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Lay not wait, O wicked {man}, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: