Psalms 35

1 David’s. Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.

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

2 Grasp buckler and shield, and arise in my help;

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

3 Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, —Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:

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

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:

Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on.

6 Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

7 For, without cause, have they hid for me, in a ditch, their net, —Without cause, have they digged [a pit] for my life.

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

8 There shall reach him a ruin he could not know, —Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

9 But, my soul, shall exult in Yahweh, —shall be glad in his salvation.

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones, shall say—O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, 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 robbeth him?

11 There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

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

12 They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.

They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.

13 But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:

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

14 Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

15 But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, —There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

16 Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

18 I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation, —In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.

I will give thee thanks in the great assembly: I will praise thee among much people.

19 Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!

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, no salvation, will they utter, —But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

21 Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

22 Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:

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

23 Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!—to my plea:

Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:

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

25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!

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 turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune, —Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

27 Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, —All the day long, —thy praise!

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