Psalms 35
1 A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.
A psalm of David. Yahweh, work against those who work against me; fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.
Grab your small shield and large shield; rise up and help me.
3 Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.'
Use your spear and battle ax against those who chase me; say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
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.
May those who seek my life be shamed and dishonored. May those who plan to harm me be turned back and confounded.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.
May they be as chaff before the wind, as the angel of Yahweh drives them away.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
May their way be dark and slippery, as the angel of Yahweh chases them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul.
Without cause they set their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.
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 overtake them by surprise. Let the net that they have set catch them. Let them fall into it, to their destruction.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.
But I will be joyful in Yahweh and rejoice in his salvation.
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 will say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who rescues the oppressed from those who are too strong for them and the poor and needy from those who try to rob them?”
11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.
Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they accuse me falsely.
12 They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.
They repay me evil for good. I am sorrowful.
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.
But, when they were sick, I wore sackcloth; I fasted for them with my head bowed on my chest.
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 went about in grief as for my brother; I bent down in mourning as for my 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 when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together against me, and I was surprised by them. They tore at me without stopping.
16 With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.
With no respect at all they mocked me; they grind their teeth at me in rage.
17 Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.
Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructive attacks, my life from the lions.
18 I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.
Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I will praise you among many 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.
Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let them carry out their wicked schemes.
20 For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those in our land who live in peace.
21 Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.'
They open their mouths wide against me; they said, “Aha, Aha, our eyes have seen it.”
22 Thou hast seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
You have seen it, Yahweh, do not be silent; Lord, do not be far from me.
23 Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Arouse yourself and awake to my defense; My God and my Lord, defend my cause.
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
Defend me, Yahweh my God, because of your righteousness; do not let them rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'
Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, we have what we wanted.” Do not let them say, “We have devoured 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.
May they be put to shame and may they be confounded who rejoice at my distress. May those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor.
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.'
Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad; may they say continually, “Yahweh be praised, he who delights in the welfare of his servant.”
28 And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day.
Then I will tell of your justice and praise you all day long.
