11 There is so much crime in the streets. People who hurt and cheat others are everywhere.
12 If it were an enemy insulting me, I could bear it. If it were my enemies attacking me, I could hide.
13 But it is you, the one so close to me, my companion, my good friend, who does this.
14 We used to share our secrets with one another, as we walked through the crowds together in God’s Temple.
15 I wish death would take my enemies by surprise! I wish the earth would open up and swallow them alive, because they plan such terrible things together.
16 I will call to God for help, and the Lord will save me.
17 I speak to God morning, noon, and night. I tell him what upsets me, and he listens to me!