Surely my enemies only want to pull me down from my place of honor. They take delight in telling lies. They bless me with what they say. But in their hearts they ask for bad things to happen to me.

他们彼此商议，专要从他的尊位上把他推下；他们喜爱谎话，口虽祝福，心却咒诅。细拉

他们彼此商议，要把他从高位上拉下来；他们喜爱谎话，口虽祝福，心却诅咒。（细拉）

他们彼此商议，要把他从高位上拉下来；他们喜爱谎话，口虽祝福，心却诅咒。（细拉）

你们千方百计把我从高位拉下。你们善于说谎，嘴上祝福，心却咒诅。（细拉）

他们彼此商议，务要把他从尊位上拉下来；他们喜爱谎话；他们口虽祝福，心却咒诅。（细拉）

他们彼此商议，只为把他从高位上赶下来；他们喜悦虚谎，口中虽祝福，心中却诅咒。细拉

他們彼此商議，專要從他的尊位上把他推下；他們喜愛謊話，口雖祝福，心卻咒詛。（細拉）

他們彼此商議，要把他從高位上拉下來；他們喜愛謊話，口雖祝福，心卻詛咒。（細拉）

他們彼此商議，要把他從高位上拉下來；他們喜愛謊話，口雖祝福，心卻詛咒。（細拉）

你們千方百計把我從高位拉下。你們善於說謊，嘴上祝福，心卻咒詛。（細拉）

他們彼此商議，務要把他從尊位上拉下來；他們喜愛謊話；他們口雖祝福，心卻咒詛。（細拉）

人彼此商議、專要從他的尊位上把他推下。他們喜悅謊話：口雖祝福，心卻咒詛。（細拉）

他們彼此商議，只為把他從高位上趕下來；他們喜悅虛謊，口中雖祝福，心中卻詛咒。細拉

彼眾協謀、欲自其位推而下之、誑言是喜、口祝心詛兮、

予得興起、爾欲敗予、爾惟詭譎是喜、口祝福、心咒詛兮。

彼此商議、欲將其從高位推墜、皆喜誑詐、口中祝福、心內咒詛、細拉、

爾曹何事肆凌虐。幸災樂禍盍有極猶如眾手推欹壁。

Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.

They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah

They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah

They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.[ Selah

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

They only consult to cast[ him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.( Selah)

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Don’t drag me away with sinners. Don’t drag me away with those who do evil. They speak in a friendly way to their neighbors. But their hearts are full of hate.

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Not a word from their mouths can be trusted. Their hearts are filled with a desire to hurt others. Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.

Deep inside me I find joy in God’s law.

“ What can we do with these men?” they asked.“ Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed an unusual miracle. We can’t say it didn’t happen.We have to stop this thing. It must not spread any further among the people. We have to warn these men. They must never speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”

Outside the city are those who are impure. These people include those who practice witchcraft. Outside are also those who commit sexual sins and murder. Outside are those who worship statues of gods. And outside is everyone who loves and does what is false.

They know that God’s commands are right. They know that those who do evil things should die. But they continue to do those very things. They also approve of others who do them.

Long ago you spoke by the Holy Spirit. You spoke through the mouth of our father David, who served you. You said,“‘ Why are the nations angry? Why do the people make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up. The rulers of the earth gather together against the Lord and against his anointed king.’( Psalm 2:1, 2)In fact, Herod and Pontius Pilate met with the Gentiles in this city. They also met with the people of Israel. All of them made plans against your holy servant Jesus. He is the one you anointed.They did what your power and purpose had already decided should happen.

I hate lies with a deep hatred. But I love your law.

I know that you wanted faithfulness even when I was in my mother’s body. You taught me wisdom in that secret place.

The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.

That same day the Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.

Then the Lord spoke to him.“ You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish,” he said.“ But inside you are full of greed and evil.

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.

Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up against the Lord. The rulers of the earth join together against his anointed king.“ Let us break free from their chains,” they say.“ Let us throw off their ropes.”

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.“ What can we do?” they asked.“ This man is performing many signs.If we let him keep on doing this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come. They will take away our temple and our nation.”One of the Jewish leaders spoke up. His name was Caiaphas. He was high priest at that time. He said,“ You don’t know anything at all!You don’t realize what is good for you. It is better if one man dies for the people than if the whole nation is destroyed.”

Those who do right hate what is false. But those who do wrong stink and bring shame on themselves.

Herod realized that the Wise Men had tricked him. So he became very angry. He gave orders about Bethlehem and the area around it. He ordered all the boys two years old and under to be killed. This agreed with the time when the Wise Men had seen the star.

You love evil instead of good. You would rather lie than tell the truth.

The Pharisees heard that the Sadducees weren’t able to answer Jesus. So the Pharisees got together.One of them was an authority on the law. So he tested Jesus with a question.

When King Herod heard about it, he was very upset. Everyone in Jerusalem was troubled too.So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Messiah was going to be born.

The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

“ Their evil conduct even makes the king glad. Their lies make the princes happy.

The Lord hates proud eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that kill those who aren’t guilty.

Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.They made plans to arrest Jesus secretly. They wanted to kill him.

It was early in the morning. All the chief priests and the elders of the people planned how to put Jesus to death.