Psalms 35
1Strive thou, O Jehovah , with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me. 2Take hold of shield and buckler , And stand up for my help . 3Draw out also the spear , and stop the way against them that pursue me : Say unto my soul , I am thy salvation . 4Let 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 . 5Let them be as chaff before the wind , And the angel of Jehovah driving them on . 6Let their way be dark and slippery , And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them . 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit ; Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul . 8Let destruction come upon him unawares ; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself : With destruction let him fall therein. 9And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah : It shall rejoice in his salvation . 10All 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 ? 11Unrighteous witnesses rise up ; They ask me of things that I know not . 12They reward me evil for good , To the bereaving of my soul . 13But 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 . 14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother : I bowed down mourning , as one that bewaileth his mother. 15But 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 : 16Like the profane mockers in feasts , They gnashed upon me with their teeth . 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on ? Rescue my soul from their destructions , My darling from the lions . 18I will give thee thanks in the great assembly : I will praise thee among much people . 19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me ; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause . 20For they speak not peace ; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land. 21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me ; They said , Aha , aha , our eye hath seen it . 22Thou hast seen it , O Jehovah ; keep not silence : O Lord , be not far from me . 23Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me , Even unto my cause , my God and my Lord. 24Judge me , O Jehovah my God , according to thy righteousness ; And let them not rejoice over me . 25Let them not say in their heart , Aha , so would we have it : Let them not say, We have swallowed him up . 26Let 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 . 27Let 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 . 28And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness And of thy praise all the day long .