Psalms 35
1 David’s. Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.
For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.
2 Grasp buckler and shield, and arise in my help;
Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.
3 Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!
Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to 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 confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.
6 Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.
Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue 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 they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided 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 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.
9 But, my soul, shall exult in Yahweh, —shall be glad in his salvation.
But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted 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: 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.
11 There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:
Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.
12 They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me 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 troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my 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.
As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.
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 they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.
16 Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: 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, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one 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 thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong 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 my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.
20 For, no salvation, will they utter, —But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;
For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.
21 Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!
And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.
22 Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:
Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.
23 Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!—to my plea:
Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to 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 Lord my God according to thy justice, 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 hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them 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 blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things 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 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.
28 Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, —All the day long, —thy praise!
Any my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.
