My enemies speak against me. Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans.

我的仇敌议论我；那些窥探要害我命的彼此商议，

我的仇敌议论我，那些窥探要害我命的一同商议，

我的仇敌议论我，那些窥探要害我命的一同商议，

我的仇敌议论我，那些想杀害我的一起策划阴谋，说：

因为我的仇敌议论我；那些窥探着要害我性命的，一同商议，

因为我的仇敌议论我，伺机要害我命的人一同商议，

我的仇敵議論我；那些窺探要害我命的彼此商議，

我的仇敵議論我，那些窺探要害我命的一同商議，

我的仇敵議論我，那些窺探要害我命的一同商議，

我的仇敵議論我，那些想殺害我的一起策劃陰謀，說：

因為我的仇敵議論我；那些窺探著要害我性命的，一同商議，

因為我的仇敵議論我；那些窺察着、要害我性命的、一同商議，

因為我的仇敵議論我，伺機要害我命的人一同商議，

蓋敵論我、伺索我命者同謀兮、

為余之敵者、謗毀沸騰、害予之命者、眾論僉同、

因我仇敵議論我、暗俟欲害我命、彼此商議、

不聞眾狡敵。狺狺向我吠。群姦窺吾命相聚議詭計。

For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.

For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together

For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.

For my enemies talk about me, and those who spy on me plot together,

For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

For my enemies talk about me, and those who spy on me plot together,

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

They get together and hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.

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

They make clever plans against your people. They make evil plans against those you love.

The kings of the earth rise up against the Lord. The rulers of the earth join together against his anointed king.

They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes. From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless. They catch them and drag them off in their nets.

I hear many people whispering,“ There is terror all around him!” Many have joined together against me. They plan to kill me.

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.

One day Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ Here’s what I suggest. Choose 12,000 men. Start out tonight and go after David.Attack him while he’s tired and weak. Fill him with terror. Then all the people with him will run away. Don’t strike down anyone except the king.Bring all the other people back. After the man you want to kill is dead, everyone else will return to you. And none of the people will be harmed.”Ahithophel’s plan seemed good to Absalom. It also seemed good to all the elders of Israel.But Absalom said,“ Send for Hushai, the Arkite. Then we can find out what he suggests as well.”Hushai came to him. Absalom said,“ Ahithophel has given us his advice. Should we do what he says? If we shouldn’t, tell us what you would do.”Hushai replied to Absalom,“ The advice Ahithophel has given you isn’t good this time.You know your father and his men. They are fighters. They are as strong as a wild bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Besides, your father really knows how to fight. He won’t spend the night with his troops.In fact, he’s probably hiding in a cave or some other place right now. Suppose he attacks your troops first. When people hear about it, they’ll say,‘ Many of the troops who followed Absalom have been killed.’Then the hearts of your soldiers will melt away in fear. Even those as brave as a lion will be terrified. That’s because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a fighter. They know that those with him are brave.“ So here’s what I suggest. Bring together all the men of Israel from the town of Dan all the way to Beersheba. They are as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. You yourself should lead them into battle.Then we’ll attack David no matter where we find him. As dew completely covers the ground, we’ll completely overpower his entire army. We won’t leave him or any of his men alive.He might try to get away by going into a city. If he does, all of us will bring ropes to that city. We’ll drag the whole city down into the valley. Not even a pebble of that city will be left.”Absalom and all the men of Israel agreed. They said,“ The advice of Hushai, the Arkite, is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” The Lord had decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would fail. The Lord wanted to bring horrible trouble on Absalom.

They might say,“ Come along with us. Let’s hide and wait to kill someone who hasn’t done anything wrong. Let’s catch some harmless person in our trap.

Saul sent some men to watch David’s house. He told them to kill David the next morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him. She said,“ You must run for your life tonight. If you don’t, tomorrow you will be killed.”

I hear many people whispering,“ There is terror on every side! Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip. They are saying,“ Perhaps he will be tricked into making a mistake. Then we’ll win out over him. We’ll get even with him.”

Those who are evil hide and wait for godly people. They want to kill them.But the Lord will not leave the godly in their power. He will not let them be found guilty when they are brought into court.