18. I will give you thanks in the whole community. Among all of your people I will praise you.
19. Don't let those who are my enemies without any reason laugh at me and make fun of me. Don't let those who hate me without any reason wink at me with an evil purpose.
20. They don't speak words of peace. They make up false charges against those who live quietly in the land.
21. They open their mouths wide at me. They make fun of me. They say, "With our own eyes we have seen what you did."
22. Lord, you have seen this. Don't be silent. Lord, don't be far away from me.
23. Wake up! Rise up to help me! My God and Lord, stand up for me.
24. Lord my God, when you hand down your sentence, let it be in my favor. You always do what is right. Don't let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.
25. Don't let them think, "That's exactly what we wanted!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."
26. Let all those who laugh at me because I'm in trouble be ashamed and bewildered. Let all who think they are better than I am put on shame and dishonor as if they were clothes.
27. Let those who are happy when my name is cleared shout with joy and gladness. Let them always say, "May the Lord be honored. He is pleased when everything goes well with the one who serves him."