8
I hold on to you for dear life, and you hold me steady as a post.
9
Those who are out to get me are marked for doom, marked for death, bound for hell.
10
They'll die violent deaths; jackals will tear them limb from limb.
11
But the king is glad in God; his true friends spread the joy, While small-minded gossips are gagged for good.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.