God, proud people are attacking me. A gang of mean people is trying to kill me. They don’t care about you.

神啊，骄傲的人起来攻击我，又有一党强横的人寻索我的命；他们没有将你放在眼中。

上帝啊，骄傲的人起来攻击我，又有一群强横的人寻索我的命；他们没有将你放在眼里。

神啊，骄傲的人起来攻击我，又有一群强横的人寻索我的命；他们没有将你放在眼里。

上帝啊，狂傲的人攻击我，一群凶残之徒要杀害我，他们藐视你。

神啊！骄傲的人起来攻击我，一群强暴的人寻索我的性命，他们不把你放在眼内。

神哪，傲慢的人起来攻击我，一伙强横的人寻索我的性命，他们不把你放在眼里！

神啊，驕傲的人起來攻擊我，又有一黨強橫的人尋索我的命；他們沒有將你放在眼中。

上帝啊，驕傲的人起來攻擊我，又有一羣強橫的人尋索我的命；他們沒有將你放在眼裏。

神啊，驕傲的人起來攻擊我，又有一羣強橫的人尋索我的命；他們沒有將你放在眼裏。

上帝啊，狂傲的人攻擊我，一群兇殘之徒要殺害我，他們藐視你。

神啊！驕傲的人起來攻擊我，一群強暴的人尋索我的性命，他們不把你放在眼內。

上帝啊，傲慢人起來攻擊我，一羣強橫可怖的人尋索我的命；他們不將你擺在面前。

神哪，傲慢的人起來攻擊我，一夥強橫的人尋索我的性命，他們不把你放在眼裡！

上帝歟、驕傲之輩、起而攻我、強暴之黨、索我之命、目中無爾兮、

上帝兮、驕矜之輩、起而叛余、強悍之黨、謀害我命、彼不敬畏爾兮。

天主歟、驕傲之人、群起攻擊我、強橫之黨類、欲索我命、彼皆目中無天主、

驕人悻悻。逞其狂傲。群逆結黨。恣其凶暴。目中無主。哀哉不肖。

Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me— they have no regard for you.

O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.

O God, insolent people rise up against me; a violent gang is trying to kill me. You mean nothing to them.

God, arrogant people have attacked me; a gang of ruthless men intends to kill me. They do not let you guide them.

God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And a gang of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set You before them.

O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.

O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

God, arrogant people have attacked me; a gang of ruthless men seeks my life. They have no regard for You.

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent[ men] have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

Enemies who are proud are attacking me. Mean people are trying to kill me. They don’t care about God.

Proud people do what is against your law. They dig pits for me to fall into.

Don’t let the feet of those who are proud step on me. Don’t let the hands of those who are evil drive me away.

Sinful people say to themselves,“ God will never notice. He covers his face. He never sees us.”

Absalom said to Ahithophel,“ Give us your advice. What should we do?”Ahithophel answered,“ Your father left some concubines behind to take care of the palace. Go and sleep with them. Then all the Israelites will hear about it. They will hear that you have made your father hate you. Everyone with you will be encouraged to give you more support.”So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace. He went in and slept with his father’s concubines. Everyone in Israel saw it.In those days the advice Ahithophel gave was as good as advice from someone who asks God for guidance. That’s what David and Absalom thought about all of Ahithophel’s advice.One day Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ Here’s what I suggest. Choose 12,000 men. Start out tonight and go after David.

Why do sinful people attack you with their words? Why do they say to themselves,“ He won’t hold us accountable”?

I have a message from God in my heart. It is about the evil ways of anyone who sins. They don’t have any respect for God.

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.

Do all these people who do evil know nothing? They eat up my people as if they were eating bread. They never call out to the Lord.

Proud people make fun of me without mercy. But I don’t turn away from your law.

The Lord spoke to me. He said,“ Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say,‘ The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”

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.

Some time later, Absalom got a chariot and horses for himself. He also got 50 men to run in front of him.He would get up early. He would stand by the side of the road that led to the city gate. Sometimes a person would come with a case for the king to decide. Then Absalom would call out to him,“ What town are you from?” He would answer,“ I’m from one of the tribes of Israel.”Absalom would say,“ Look, your claims are based on the law. So you have every right to make them. But the king doesn’t have anyone here who can listen to your case.”Absalom would continue,“ I wish I were appointed judge in the land! Then anyone who has a case or a claim could come to me. I would make sure they are treated fairly.”Sometimes people would approach Absalom and bow down to him. Then he would reach out his hand. He would take hold of them and kiss them.Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to the king with their cases or claims. That’s why the hearts of the people were turned toward him.After Absalom had lived in Jerusalem for four years, he went and spoke to the king. He said,“ Let me go to Hebron. I want to keep a promise I made to the Lord.When I was living at Geshur in Aram, I made a promise. I said,‘ If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I’ll go to Hebron and worship him there.’ ”The king said to him,“ Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.Then Absalom sent messengers secretly to all the tribes of Israel. They said,“ Listen for the sound of trumpets. As soon as you hear them, say,‘ Absalom has become king in Hebron.’ ”Absalom had taken 200 men from Jerusalem with him to Hebron. He had invited them to be his guests. They went without having any idea what was going to happen.While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel. Ahithophel was David’s adviser. He came to Absalom from Giloh, his hometown. The number of people who followed Absalom kept growing. So he became more and more able to carry out his plans against David.

It was early in the morning. All the chief priests and the elders of the people planned how to put Jesus to death.So they tied him up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate, who was the governor.

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.

Because he is proud, that evil person doesn’t turn to the Lord. There is no room for God in any of his thoughts.

Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path.

He answered me,“ The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. Its people are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say,‘ The Lord has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’

The lies of proud people have taken away my good name. But I follow your rules with all my heart.