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Let those who want me dead
    be humiliated and put to shame.
Let those who intend to hurt me
    be thoroughly frustrated and disgraced.
Let them be like dust on the wind—
    and let the Lord’s messenger be the one who does the blowing!
Let their path be dark and slippery—
    and let the Lord’s messenger be the one who does the chasing!

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May those who seek my life(A)
    be disgraced(B) and put to shame;(C)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back(D) in dismay.
May they be like chaff(E) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord(F) driving them away;
may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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