Psalms 35
35
Psalm 35
A Psalm of David.
1¶ Plead my cause, O Lord, with those that strive with me; fight against those that fight against me.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up in my help.
3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against those that persecute me; say unto my soul; I am thy saving health.
4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
7For without cause they have hid their net for me in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.
8Let destruction come upon him at unawares, and let his net that he has hid catch himself; into that very destruction let him fall.
9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in his saving health.
10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?
11¶ False witnesses rose up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12They rewarded me evil for good until my soul was alone.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer rose up in my bosom.
14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother.
15But in my adversity they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; yea, the smiters gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they tore me apart and did not cease:
16With immature hypocritical mockers, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17¶ Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Restore my soul from their destructions, my life from the lions.
18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among many people.
19Let not those that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those that hate me wink with the eye without a cause.
20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those that are meek in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O Lord; do not keep silence; O Lord, do not be far from me.
23Stir up thyself and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27Let them shout for joy and be glad that favour my righteous cause; let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the peace of his slave.
28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 35
35
(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for Protection from Enemies
1Fight my enemies, Lord!
Attack my attackers!
2Shield me and help me.
3Aim your spear at everyone
who hunts me down,
but promise to save me.
4Let all who want to kill me
be disgraced
and put to shame.
Chase away and confuse
all who plan to harm me.
5Send your angel after them
and let them be like straw
in the wind.
6Make them run in the dark
on a slippery road,
as your angel chases them.
7I did them no harm,
but they hid a net
to trap me,
and they dug a deep pit
to catch and kill me.
8 #
3 Macc 6.21. Surprise them with disaster!
Trap them in their own nets
and let them fall and rot
in the pits they have dug.
9I will celebrate and be joyful
because you, Lord,
have saved me.
10Every bone in my body
will shout:
“No one is like the Lord!”
You protect the helpless
from those in power;
you save the poor and needy
from those who hurt them.
11Liars accuse me of crimes
I know nothing about.
12They repay evil for good,
and I feel all alone.
13When they were sick,
I wore sackcloth#35.13 sackcloth: See the note at 30.11.
and went without food.#35.13 went without food: People sometimes went without food (called “fasting”) to show sorrow.
I truly prayed for them,#35.13 I … them: Or “My prayer wasn't answered, but I prayed.”
14as I would for a friend
or a relative.
I was in sorrow and mourned,
as I would for my mother.
15I have stumbled,
and worthless liars
I don't even know
surround me and sneer.
16Worthless people make fun#35.16 Worthless … fun: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
and never stop laughing.
17But all you do is watch!
When will you do something?
Save me from the attack
of those vicious lions.
18And when your people meet,
I will praise you
and thank you, Lord,
in front of them all.
19 #
Ps 69.4; Jn 15.25. Don't let my brutal enemies
be glad because of me.
They hate me for no reason.
Don't let them wink
behind my back.
20They say hurtful things,
and they lie to people
who want to live in peace.
21They are quick to accuse me.
They say, “You did it!
We saw you ourselves.”
22You see everything, Lord!
Please don't keep silent
or stay so far away.
23Fight to defend me, Lord God,
24and prove that I am right
by your standards.
Don't let them laugh at me
25or say to each other,
“Now we've got what we want!
We'll gobble him up!”
26Disappoint and confuse
all who are glad
to see me in trouble;
disgrace and embarrass
my proud enemies who say to me,
“You are nothing!”
27Let all who want me to win
be happy and joyful.
From now on let them say,
“The Lord is wonderful!
God is glad when all goes well
for his servant.”
28Then I will shout all day,
“Praise the Lord God!
He did what was right.”
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