Psalms 35

1 For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

2 Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

3 Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am your salvation.

4 Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

5 Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

6 Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

8 Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.

Let destruction come upon him at unexpectedly; and let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

9 But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto you, which deliver the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?

11 Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12 They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.

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

14 As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother.

15 But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the outcasts gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

16 They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

18 I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.

I will give you thanks in the great congregation: I will praise you among much people.

19 Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

20 For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

21 And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.

22 Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.

This you have seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

23 Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

Stir up yourself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up.

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

26 Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me.

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

27 Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 Any my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.

And my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.