Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not
curse them.
than friends have.
Friends have bound me to earth, enemies have
loosed me from earth and have demolished all my
aspirations in the world.
Enemies have made me a stranger in worldly
realms and an extraneous inhabitant of the world.
Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter than an
unhunted animal does, so have I, persecuted by
enemies, found the safest sanctuary, having
ensconced myself beneath Thy tabernacle, where
neither friends nor enemies can slay my soul.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not
curse them.
before the world.
They have punished me, whenever I have
hesitated to punish myself.
They have tormented me, whenever I have tried to
flee torments.
They have scolded me, whenever I have flattered
myself They have spat upon me, whenever I have
filled myself with arrogance.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not
curse them.