Psalm 35:11-18

New King James Version

¹¹ Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.
^12 (A)They reward me evil for good,
To the sorrow of my soul.
¹³ But as for me, ^(B)when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own ^[a]heart.
¹⁴ I paced about as though he were my friend or brother;
I bowed down ^[b]heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.

¹⁵ But in my ^[c]adversity they rejoiced
And gathered together;
Attackers gathered against me,
And I did not know it;
They tore at me and did not cease;
¹⁶ With ungodly mockers at feasts
They gnashed at me with their teeth.

¹⁷ Lord, how long will You ^(C)look on?
Rescue me from their destructions,
My precious life from the lions.
¹⁸ I will give You thanks in the great assembly;
I will praise You among ^[d]many people.