Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice].

If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

“My covenant I will not violate,
Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.

You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant;
You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.

Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God, my exceeding joy;
With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!