Psalms 35

1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge you, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

[A Psalm] of David. Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;

3 Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.

And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

5 Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

7 For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul.

8 Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

9 But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to you? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yes, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

11 Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.

13 But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:

14 I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.

15 Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:

16 They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

17 O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.

18 I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.

19 Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

20 For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

21 And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].

22 You have seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [yourself] from me.

Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

23 Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgement, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!

24 Judge me, O Lord, according to your righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

26 Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

27 Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall meditate on your righteousness, [and] on your praise all the day.

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, [and] of thy praise, all the day.