Tehillim (Psalms) 35
35
1O יהוה, strive with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
2Take hold of shield and armour, And rise for my help.
3And draw out spear and lance, To meet those who pursue me. Say to my life, “I am your deliverance.”
4Let those be ashamed and blush Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and abashed Who plot evil to me.
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, With a messenger of יהוה driving on.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, With a messenger of יהוה pursuing them.
7For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my life.
8Let ruin come upon him unawares, And let his net that he hid catch himself; Let him fall in it, into ruin.
9But let my own being exult in יהוה; Let it rejoice in His deliverance.
10Let all my bones say, “יהוה, who is like You, Delivering the poor from one stronger than he, And the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
11Ruthless witnesses rise up; They ask me that which I knew not.
12They reward me evil for good, bereaving my life.
13But I, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth; I humbled my being with fastings; And my prayer would return to my own bosom.
14I walked about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one mourning for a mother.
15But they rejoiced at my stumbling And gathered together; The smiters gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore in pieces without ceasing,
16With unclean ones, mockers at feasts, Gnashing at me with their teeth.
17יהוה, how long would You look on? Rescue my being from their destructions, My only life from the lions.
18I give You thanks in the great assembly; I praise You among a mighty people.
19Let not my lying enemies rejoice over me; Or those who hate me without cause wink their eyes.
20For they do not speak peace, But they devise words of deceit Against the peaceable ones of the land.
21And they open their mouth wide against me, They said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
22This You have seen, O יהוה; Do not be silent. O יהוה, do not be far from me.
23Stir up Yourself and awake to my right-ruling – To my cause, my Elohim and my Master.
24Rule me rightly, O יהוה my Elohim, According to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, our desire!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26Let those who are rejoicing at my evil Be ashamed and abashed altogether; Let those who are exalting themselves over me Be clad in shame and humiliation.
27Let those who delight in my righteous cause Shout for joy and be glad, And let them always say, “Let יהוה be made great, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.”
28And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness, Your praise, All day long.
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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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