Psalm 35:14-16
The Message
13-14 When they were sick, I dressed in black;
instead of eating, I prayed.
My prayers were like lead in my gut,
like I’d lost my best friend, my brother.
I paced, distraught as a motherless child,
hunched and heavyhearted.
15-16 But when I was down
they threw a party!
All the nameless misfits of the town came
chanting insults about me.
Like barbarians desecrating a shrine,
they destroyed my reputation.
Psalm 35:14-16
New International Version
14 I went about mourning(A)
as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;(B)
assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
They slandered(C) me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[a](D)
they gnashed their teeth(E) at me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,
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