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
Psalm 35
By David.
1O Lord, attack those who attack me.
Fight against those who fight against me.
2Use your shields, ⌞both⌟ small and large.
Arise to help me.
3Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your savior.”
4Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced.
Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.
5Let them be like husks blown by the wind
as the Messenger of the Lord chases them.
6Let their path be dark and slippery
as the Messenger of the Lord pursues them.
7For no reason they hid their net in a pit.
For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟.
8Let destruction surprise them.
Let the net that they hid catch them.
Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
9My soul will find joy in the Lord
and be joyful about his salvation.
10All my bones will say, “O Lord, who can compare with you?
You rescue the weak person from the one who is too strong for him
and weak and needy people from the one who robs them.”
11Malicious people bring charges against me.
They ask me things I know nothing about.
12I am devastated
because they pay me back with evil instead of good.
13But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth.
I humbled myself with fasting.
When my prayer returned unanswered,
14I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother.
I was bent over as if I were mourning for my mother.
15Yet, when I stumbled,
they rejoiced and gathered together.
They gathered together against me.
Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
16With crude and abusive mockers,
they grit their teeth at me.
17O Lord, how long will you look on?
Rescue me from their attacks.
Rescue my precious life from the lions.
18I will give you thanks in a large gathering.
I will praise you in a crowd ⌞of worshipers⌟.
19Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me.
Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.
20They do not talk about peace.
Instead, they scheme against the peaceful people in the land.
21They open their big mouths and say about me,
“Aha! Aha! Our own eyes have seen it.”
22You have seen it, O Lord.
Do not remain silent.
O Lord, do not be so far away from me.
23Wake up, and rise to my defense.
Plead my case, O my God and my Lord.
24Judge me by your righteousness, O Lord my God.
Do not let them gloat over me
25or think, “Aha, just what we wanted!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26Let those who gloat over my downfall
be thoroughly put to shame and confused.
Let those who promote themselves at my expense
be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27Let those who are happy when I am declared innocent
joyfully sing and rejoice.
Let them continually say, “The Lord is great.
He is happy when his servant has peace.”
28Then my tongue will tell about your righteousness,
about your praise all day long.
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