Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionFor I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GFor I said, "Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me."
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageFor I said, "Don't let them gloat over me or turn my stumble into their moment of triumph."
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Footnotes
Mot (to slip/totter/stumble) is used elsewhere of a city or kingdom falling — the enemies are watching for complete, irreversible collapse. Higdilu ("they magnify themselves") means to make oneself great at another's expense — schadenfreude elevated into a power-play. The psalmist's strategic silence in vv.13–14 is motivated in part by this: to speak rashly or defensively would hand his enemies the victory they crave. F.O.G. preserves the conditional pen ("lest") for precise rendering; F.O.G.M. dramatises the personal stakes.
