Psalms 35
New International Version - Psalms 35 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 35:1 Contend, O Lord , with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. 35:2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. 35:3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, 'I am your salvation.' 35:4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. 35:5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away; 35:6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 35:7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, 35:8 may ruin overtake them by surprise- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation. 35:10 My whole being will exclaim, 'Who is like you, O Lord ? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.' 35:11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about. 35:12 They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn. 35:13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered, 35:14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother. 35:15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing. 35:16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked ; they gnashed their teeth at me. 35:17 O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions. 35:18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you. 35:19 Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye. 35:20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. 35:21 They gape at me and say, 'Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.' 35:22 O Lord , you have seen this; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord. 35:23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord. 35:24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O Lord my God; do not let them gloat over me. 35:25 Do not let them think, 'Aha, just what we wanted!' or say, 'We have swallowed him up.' 35:26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace. 35:27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, 'The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.' 35:28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.