[17:14] Lord, heal me and I will be completely well; rescue me and I will be perfectly safe. You are the one I praise!
[17:15] The people say to me, “Where are those threats the Lord made against us? Let him carry them out now!”
[17:16] But, Lord, I never urged you to bring disaster on them; I did not wish a time of trouble for them. Lord, you know this; you know what I have said.
[17:17] Do not be a terror to me; you are my place of safety when trouble comes.
[17:18] Bring disgrace on those who persecute me, but spare me, Lord. Fill them with terror, but do not terrify me. Bring disaster on them and break them to pieces.