Don't abandon me to my enemies, who attack me with lies and threats.

Do not condemn me with the wicked, with those who do evil--- those whose words are friendly, but who have hatred in their hearts.

May those who make fun of me be dismayed by their defeat.

They wanted to crush us completely; they burned down every holy place in the land.

The morning after each feast, Job would get up early and offer sacrifices for each of his children in order to purify them. He always did this because he thought that one of them might have sinned by insulting God unintentionally.

Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves,

At once Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, "Why do you think such things?

LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.

The enemy said, 'I will pursue them and catch them; I will divide their wealth and take all I want; I will draw my sword and take all they have.'

He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"

Be merciful to me, O God, because I am under attack; my enemies persecute me all the time.

All day long my opponents attack me. There are so many who fight against me.

He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors. God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.

then they would have swallowed us alive in their furious anger against us;

Ours is a great city, one of the most peaceful and loyal in Israel. Why are you trying to destroy it? Do you want to ruin what belongs to the LORD?"

All your enemies mock you and glare at you with hate. They curl their lips and sneer, "We have destroyed it! This is the day we have waited for!"

So when this takes place, and the mortal has been changed into the immortal, then the scripture will come true: "Death is destroyed; victory is complete!"