A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Absalom. O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? Many rise up against me.

Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

Many bulls have compassed Me; fat bulls have beset Me round about.

For many dogs have compassed Me; the assembly of the evildoers has enclosed Me; they pierced My hands and My feet.

Look upon my enemies; for they have been multiplied, and they have hated me with unjust hatred.

My enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me.

All the nations surrounded me; but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

They compassed me about as bees [do] a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns; but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

Then they will hand you over to tribulation and they will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations, on account of My name.

And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, [sent] from the chief priests and elders of the people.

"For truly they were assembled against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from Your law.

Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from Your commandments.

All these things have come upon us; but we have not forgotten You, neither have we dealt unrighteously in Your covenant.

But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.

And I will go forth according to His commandments, for I have kept His ways; and I shall not turn aside from His commandments,

He shall shine out, and shall not be discouraged, until he has set judgment on the earth; and in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

except that the Holy Spirit in every city is solemnly bearing witness, saying that bonds and tribulations are waiting for me.

But I count myself as nothing; nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, so that I may complete my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear solemn testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.