## gathered together ##

AT: "assembled together" or "came together"

## against me ##

AT: "to make plans against me" or "to plan my destruction" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## They tore at me ##

Here David is compared to a piece of cloth that is torn to pieces. AT: "They were destroying me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## With no respect at all ##

Some translations may read: "Worthless people"

## they gnashed at me with their teeth ##

This is a sign of anger and hate.