^18 (A)Let those be put to shame who persecute me,
    but let me not be put to shame;
^(B)let them be dismayed,
    but let me not be dismayed;
^(C)bring upon them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction!

¹² O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
    ^(A)who sees the heart and the mind,^[a]
let me see your vengeance upon them,
    for to you have I committed my cause.