Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees.

虽有首领坐着妄论我，你仆人却思想你的律例。

虽有掌权者坐着妄论我，你仆人却思想你的律例。

虽有掌权者坐着妄论我，你仆人却思想你的律例。

虽然权贵们坐着毁谤我，仆人仍要默想你的律例。

虽有作领袖的坐着毁谤我，你的仆人却默想你的律例。

即使首领们坐着说话反对我，你的仆人也默想你的律例。

雖有首領坐着妄論我，你僕人卻思想你的律例。

雖有掌權者坐着妄論我，你僕人卻思想你的律例。

雖有掌權者坐着妄論我，你僕人卻思想你的律例。

雖然權貴們坐著譭謗我，僕人仍要默想你的律例。

雖有作領袖的坐著毀謗我，你的僕人卻默想你的律例。

雖有公侯坐着攻訐我，你僕人卻默想着你的律例。

即使首領們坐著說話反對我，你的僕人也默想你的律例。

牧伯坐而詆我、爾僕思爾典章兮、

牧伯坐於高位、加以譭謗、僕則思爾禮儀兮、

雖有侯伯坐而議論我、我仍默念主之典章、

權貴相逼。我惟守正。

Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.

Even if rulers sit together and tell lies about me, I will spend time thinking about your orders.

Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Though princes sit together speaking against me, your servant will think about your statutes;

Even though rulers sit and speak against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.

Though princes sit together speaking against me, Your servant will think about Your statutes;

Princes also did sit[ and] speak against me:[ but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.

Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.

“ Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news.“ Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army?Is that why you have conspired against me? For not one of you told me when my own son made a solemn pact with the son of Jesse. You’re not even sorry for me. Think of it! My own son— encouraging him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day!”Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul’s men, spoke up.“ When I was at Nob,” he said,“ I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub.Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”King Saul immediately sent for Ahimelech and all his family, who served as priests at Nob.When they arrived, Saul shouted at him,“ Listen to me, you son of Ahitub!”“ What is it, my king?” Ahimelech asked.“ Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me?” Saul demanded.“ Why did you give him food and a sword? Why have you consulted God for him? Why have you encouraged him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day?”

Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations.Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.

Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.They began to state their case:“ This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king.”

As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you’ll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”

At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council,