...I did them no wrong, but they
laid a trap for me.
I did them no wrong, but they dug a
pit to catch me.
…Malicious witnesses testify against
me.
They accuse me of crimes I know
nothing about.
...But they are glad now that I am in
trouble; they gleefully join together against me.
...I am attacked by people I don't even
know; they slander me constantly. They mock me and call me names; they snarl at
me.
...They don't talk of peace; they plot
against innocent people who mind their own business.
They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our
own eyes we saw him do it!"
..."Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!"
From Psalm 35, David (before he was king), possibly written
when he was being hunted by King Saul (1 Samuel 24)
