Psalms 35
35
PSALM 35
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David.
1Plead, Lord, with those that plead; and fight
with those that fight with me.
2Of shield and buckler take thou hold,
stand up mine help to be.
3Draw also out the spear, and do
against them stop the way
That me pursue: unto my soul,
I'm thy salvation, say.
4Let them confounded be and sham'd
that for my soul have sought:
Who plot my hurt turn'd back be they,
and to confusion brought.
5Let them be like unto the chaff
that flies before the wind;
And let the angel of the Lord
pursue them hard behind.
6With darkness cover thou their way,
and let it slipp'ry prove;
And let the angel of the Lord
pursue them from above.
7For without cause have they for me
their net hid in a pit,
They also have without a cause
for my soul digged it.
8Let ruin seize him unawares;
his net he hid withal
Himself let catch; and in the same
destruction let him fall.
9My soul in God shall joy; and glad
in his salvation be:
10And all my bones shall say, O Lord,
who is like unto thee,
Which dost the poor set free from him
that is for him too strong;
The poor and needy from the man
that spoils and does him wrong?
11False witnesses rose; to my charge
things I not knew they laid.
12They, to the spoiling of my soul,
me ill for good repaid.
13But as for me, when they were sick,
in sackcloth sad I mourn'd:
My humbled soul did fast, my pray'r
into my bosom turn'd.
14Myself I did behave as he
had been my friend or brother;
I heavily bow'd down, as one
that mourneth for his mother.
15But in my trouble they rejoic'd,
gath'ring themselves together;
Yea, abjects vile together did
themselves against me gather:
I knew it not; they did me tear,
and quiet would not be.
16With mocking hypocrites, at feasts
they gnash'd their teeth at me.
17How long, Lord, look'st thou on? from those
destructions they intend
Rescue my soul, from lions young
my darling do defend.
18I will give thanks to thee, O Lord,
within th' assembly great;
And where much people gather'd are
thy praises forth will set.
19Let not my wrongful enemies
proudly rejoice o'er me;
Nor who me hate without a cause,
let them wink with the eye.
20For peace they do not speak at all;
but crafty plots prepare
Against all those within the land
that meek and quiet are.
21With mouths set wide, they 'gainst me said,
Ha, ha! our eye doth see.
22Lord, thou hast seen, hold not thy peace;
Lord, be not far from me.
23Stir up thyself; wake, that thou may'st
judgment to me afford,
Ev'n to my cause, O thou that art
my only God and Lord.
24O Lord my God, do thou me judge
after thy righteousness;
And let them not their joy 'gainst me
triumphantly express:
25Nor let them say within their hearts,
Ah, we would have it thus;
Nor suffer them to say, that he
is swallow'd up by us.
26Sham'd and confounded be they all
that at my hurt are glad;
Let those against me that do boast
with shame and scorn be clad.
27Let them that love my righteous cause
be glad, shout, and not cease
To say, The Lord be magnify'd,
who loves his servant's peace.
28Thy righteousness shall also be
declared by my tongue;
The praises that belong to thee
speak shall it all day long.
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Psalms 35
35
Contend with My Opponents, O Lord
Of David.
1Contend with my opponents, O Lord;
fight against those who fight against me.
2Take up Your shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid.
3Draw the spear and javelin #35:3 Or and close the way against my pursuers;
say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
4May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plan to harm me
be driven back and confounded.
5May they be like chaff in the wind,
as the angel of the Lord drives them away.
6May their path be dark and slick,
as the angel of the Lord pursues.
7For without cause they laid their net for me;
without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
8May ruin befall them by surprise;
may the net they hid ensnare them;
may they fall into the hazard they created.
9Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord
and exult in His salvation.
10All my bones will exclaim,
“Who is like You, O Lord,
who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor,
the poor and needy from the robber?”
11Hostile witnesses come forward;
they make charges I know nothing about.
12They repay me evil for good,
to the bereavement of my soul.
13Yet when they were ill,
I put on sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
but my prayers returned unanswered.#35:13 Literally returned to my bosom
14I paced about
as for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning for his mother.
15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee;
they gathered together against me.
Assailants I did not know
slandered me without ceasing.
16Like godless jesters at a feast,#35:16 Or Like a godless circle of mockers,
they gnashed their teeth at me.
17How long, O Lord, will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
my precious life from these lions.
18Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly;
I will praise You among many people.
19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause,
nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.#35:19 See John 15:25.
20For they do not speak peace,
but they devise deceitful schemes
against those who live quietly in the land.
21They gape at me and say,
“Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
22O Lord, You have seen it; be not silent.
O Lord, be not far from me.
23Awake and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord!
24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O Lord my God,
and do not let them gloat over me.
25Let them not say in their hearts,
“Aha, just what we wanted!”
Let them not say,
“We have swallowed him up!”
26May those who gloat in my distress
be ashamed and confounded;
may those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed in shame and reproach.
27May those who favor my vindication
shout for joy and gladness;
may they always say, “Exalted be the Lord
who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness
and Your praises all day long.
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