Catholic Public Domain Version
"Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy temple. "
— Psalms 27:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.”
“When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. ”
“When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.”
“When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.”
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.”
“When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.”
“When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.”
A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit.
Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy temple.
Do not draw me away together with sinners; and let me not perish with those who work iniquity, who speak peacefully to their neighbor, yet evils are in their hearts.
Give to them according to their works and according to the wickedness of their inventions. Assign to them according to the works of their hands. Repay them with their own retribution.
Since they have not understood the works of the Lord and the works of his hands, you will destroy them, and you will not build them up.