Psalms 35
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Psalm 35
Of David.
1 LORD, argue with those who argue with me;
fight with those who fight against me!
2Grab a shield and armor;
stand up and help me!
3Use your spear and ax#35.3 Correction
against those who are out to get me!
Say to me:#35.3 Or my soul; also in 35:4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 24 “I’m your salvation!”
4Let those who want me dead
be humiliated and put to shame.
Let those who intend to hurt me
be thoroughly frustrated and disgraced.
5Let them be like dust on the wind—
and let the LORD’s messenger be the one who does the blowing!
6Let their path be dark and slippery—
and let the LORD’s messenger be the one who does the chasing!
7Because they hid their net for me for no reason,
they dug a pit for me for no reason.
8Let disaster come to them when they don’t suspect it.
Let the net they hid catch them instead!
Let them fall into it—to their disaster!
9But I will rejoice in the LORD;
I will celebrate his salvation.
10All my bones will say, “LORD, who could compare to you?
You rescue the weak from those who overpower them;
you rescue the weak and the needy from those who plunder them.”
11Violent witnesses stand up.
They question me about things I know nothing about.
12They pay me back evil for good,
leaving me stricken with grief.
13But when they were sick, I wore clothes for grieving,
and I kept a strict fast.
When my prayer came back unanswered,#35.13 Heb uncertain
14I would wander around like I was grieving a friend or a brother.
I was weighed down, sad, like I was a mother in mourning.
15But when I stumbled, they celebrated and gathered together—
they gathered together against me!
Strangers#35.15 Correction I didn’t know tore me to pieces and wouldn’t quit.
16They ridiculed me over and over again,
like godless people would do,
grinding their teeth at me.
17How long, my Lord, will you watch this happen?
Rescue me from their attacks;
rescue my precious life from these predatory lions!
18Then I will thank you in the great assembly;
I will praise you in a huge crowd of people.
19Don’t let those who are my enemies
without cause celebrate over me;
don’t let those who hate me for no reason
wink at my demise.
20They don’t speak the truth;
instead, they plot false accusations
against innocent people in the land.
21They speak out against me,
saying, “Yes! Oh, yes! We’ve seen it with our own eyes!”
22But you’ve seen it too, LORD.
Don’t keep quiet about it.
Please don’t be far from me, my Lord.
23Wake up! Get up and do justice for me;
argue my case, my Lord and my God!
24Establish justice for me
according to your righteousness, LORD, my God.
Don’t let them celebrate over me.
25Don’t let them say to themselves,
Yes! Exactly what we wanted!
Don’t let them say, “We ate him up!”
26Let all those who celebrate my misfortune be disgraced and put to shame!
Let those who exalt themselves over me
be dressed up in shame and dishonor!
27But let those who want things to be set right for me
shout for joy and celebrate!
Let them constantly say, “The LORD is great—
God wants his servant to be at peace.”
28Then my tongue will talk
all about your righteousness;
it will talk
about your praise all day long.
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Psalms 35
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Psalm 35
Prayer for Victory
Of David.
1Oppose my opponents, Lord;
fight those who fight me.#Ex 14:25; Is 49:25
2Take your shields — large and small —
and come to my aid.#Ps 5:12; 91:4
3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,
and assure me, “I am your deliverance.”#Ps 13:5; 40:17
4Let those who intend to take my life
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.#Ps 40:14; 70:2; 129:5
5Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.#Jb 21:18; Ps 83:13; Is 29:5
6Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.#Ps 73:18; Jr 23:12
7They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.#Ps 140:5
8Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it — to his ruin.#Jb 18:8; Ps 7:15
9Then I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will delight in his deliverance.#Ps 9:14; 13:5
10All my bones will say,
“Lord, who is like you,#Ex 15:11; Ps 86:8; Mc 7:18
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?” #Ps 72:12; 82:4
11Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.#Ps 27:12; Pr 19:5,9
12They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.#Ps 38:20; 109:5; Jr 18:20
13Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.#35:13 Lit prayer returned to my chest#Ps 69:10–11
14I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning for a mother.#Ps 38:6
15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.#Jb 30:1,8,12; Ob 12
16With godless mockery#35:16 Hb obscure
they gnashed their teeth at me.#Jb 16:9; Ps 37:12; Lm 2:16
17Lord, how long will you look on?#Ps 13:1; Hab 1:13
Rescue me from their ravages;
rescue my precious life from the young lions.#Ps 22:20–21
18I will praise you in the great assembly;
I will exalt you among many people.#Ps 22:22,25; 40:9–10; Heb 2:12
19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause#Ps 38:19; Jn 15:25
wink at me maliciously.#Ps 13:4; 30:1; 38:16
20For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive fraudulent schemes#35:20 Lit but devise fraudulent words
against those who live peacefully in the land.#Ps 55:21; Jr 9:8; Mc 6:12
21They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!” #35:21 Lit Our eyes saw!#Jb 16:10; Ps 22:13; 40:15; 70:3
22You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.#Ps 10:1; 22:11; 28:1
23Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord!#Ps 7:6; 44:23; 59:4
24Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.#Ps 26:1; 43:1
25Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!” #Ps 124:3; Lm 2:16
26Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.#Jb 8:22; Ps 40:14; 109:29
27Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”#Ps 40:16; 70:4
28And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness,
your praise all day long.#Ps 71:8,15,24
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