Psalm 35:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ I would wander around like I was grieving a friend or a brother.
    I was weighed down, sad, like I was a mother in mourning.
¹⁵ But when I stumbled, they celebrated and gathered together—
    they gathered together against me!
    Strangers^[a] I didn’t know tore me to pieces and wouldn’t quit.
¹⁶ They ridiculed me over and over again,
    like godless people would do,
    grinding their teeth at me.