1. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2. For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
3. They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
4. For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
5. And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
6. Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.
7. When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.
8. Let his days be few; And let another take his office.
9. Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
10. Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.
11. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labor.
12. Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.