Psalms 35

1 A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

A Psalme of Dauid. Pleade thou my cause, O Lord, with them that striue with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.

Lay hand vpon the shielde and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.

3 Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.'

Bring out also the speare and stop the way against them, that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.

4 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.

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.

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.

Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

Let their way be darke and slipperie: and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.

7 For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul.

For without cause they haue hid the pit and their net for me: without cause haue they digged a pit for my soule.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

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.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

Then my soule shalbe ioyfull in the Lord: it shall reioyce in his saluation.

10 All my bones shall say: 'LORD, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?'

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!

11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.

12 They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.

They rewarded me euill for good, to haue spoyled my soule.

13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom.

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.

14 I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.

15 But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease not;

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,

16 With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.

With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.

17 Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.

Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my soule from their tumult, euen my desolate soule from the lions.

18 I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.

So will I giue thee thankes in a great Congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

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

Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.

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

For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.

21 Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.'

And they gaped on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seene.

22 Thou hast seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

Thou hast seene it, O Lord: keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord.

23 Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

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

Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.

25 Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'

Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.

26 Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me.

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.

27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'

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.

28 And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day.

And my tongue shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise euery day.