God of my praise, do not be deaf!
For the mouth of the wicked
and the mouth of deceit have opened against me.
Words of hatred surround me.
They make war against me for no reason!
In exchange for my love, they oppose me—
Yet I am all prayer!
(*...)
Set over him a wicked man;
Let an opponent stand at his right hand.
When he is judged, let him come out guilty;
Let his prayer miss its target.
May his days be few;
Let another take his possessions.
May his children be orphans,
And his wife a widow.
May his children wander about and beg,
Going in search away from their hovels.
Translated by Ellen Davis, in Getting Involved with God
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