Psalms 35
1 A Psalme of Dauid. Pleade thou my cause, O Lord, with them that striue with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me.
| לְדָוִד ׀ רִיבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַי לְחַם אֶת־לֹחֲמָֽי׃ |
2 Lay hand vpon the shielde and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.
| הַחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצִנָּה וְקוּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ |
3 Bring out also the speare and stop the way against them, that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.
| וְהָרֵק חֲנִית וּסְגֹר לִקְרַאת רֹדְפָי אֱמֹר לְנַפְשִׁי יְֽשֻׁעָתֵךְ אָֽנִי׃ |
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backe, and brought to confusion, that imagine mine hurt.
| יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיַחְפְּרוּ חֹשְׁבֵי רָֽעָתִֽי׃ |
5 Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.
| יִֽהְיוּ כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה דּוֹחֶֽה׃ |
6 Let their way be darke and slipperie: and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.
| יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּם חֹשֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּת וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה רֹדְפָֽם׃ |
7 For without cause they haue hid the pit and their net for me: without cause haue they digged a pit for my soule.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם טָֽמְנוּ־לִי שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם חִנָּם חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
8 Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.
| תְּבוֹאֵהוּ שׁוֹאָה לֹֽא־יֵדָע וְרִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַן תִּלְכְּדוֹ בְּשׁוֹאָה יִפׇּל־בָּֽהּ׃ |
9 Then my soule shalbe ioyfull in the Lord: it shall reioyce in his saluation.
| וְנַפְשִׁי תָּגִיל בַּיהֹוָה תָּשִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ |
10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him, that is too strong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from him that spoyleth him!
| כׇּל ־ עַצְמוֹתַי ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה יְהֹוָה מִי כָמוֹךָ מַצִּיל עָנִי מֵחָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מִגֹּֽזְלֽוֹ׃ |
11 Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.
| יְקוּמוּן עֵדֵי חָמָס אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדַעְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ |
12 They rewarded me euill for good, to haue spoyled my soule.
| יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה שְׁכוֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
13 Yet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.
| וַאֲנִי ׀ בַּחֲלוֹתָם לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק עִנֵּיתִי בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וּתְפִלָּתִי עַל־חֵיקִי תָשֽׁוּב׃ |
14 I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.
| כְּרֵעַ־כְּאָח לִי הִתְהַלָּכְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵם קֹדֵר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃ |
15 But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered them selues together: the abiects assembled themselues against me, and knewe not: they tare me and ceased not,
| וּבְצַלְעִי שָׂמְחוּ וְֽנֶאֱסָפוּ נֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי נֵכִים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי קָרְעוּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃ |
16 With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.
| בְּחַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵי מָעוֹג חָרֹק עָלַי שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃ |
17 Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my soule from their tumult, euen my desolate soule from the lions.
| אֲדֹנָי כַּמָּה תִרְאֶה הָשִׁיבָה נַפְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם מִכְּפִירִים יְחִידָתִֽי׃ |
18 So will I giue thee thankes in a great Congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
| אוֹדְךָ בְּקָהָל רָב בְּעַם עָצוּם אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃ |
19 Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.
| אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃ |
20 For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.
| כִּי לֹא שָׁלוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ וְעַל רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ |
21 And they gaped on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seene.
| וַיַּרְחִיבוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אָמְרוּ הֶאָח ׀ הֶאָח רָֽאֲתָה עֵינֵֽנוּ׃ |
22 Thou hast seene it, O Lord: keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord.
| רָאִיתָה יְהֹוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ אֲדֹנָי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
23 Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
| הָעִירָה וְהָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִי אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי לְרִיבִֽי׃ |
24 Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.
| שׇׁפְטֵנִי כְצִדְקְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃ |
25 Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.
| אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בְלִבָּם הֶאָח נַפְשֵׁנוּ אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃ |
26 Let them bee confounded, and put to shame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues against me.
| יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ ׀ יַחְדָּו שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וּכְלִמָּה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִים עָלָֽי׃ |
27 But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.
| יָרֹנּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ חֲפֵצֵי צִדְקִי וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָה הֶחָפֵץ שְׁלוֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃ |
28 And my tongue shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise euery day.
| וּלְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּה צִדְקֶךָ כׇּל־הַיּוֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ |
