Psalms 35

1 For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

[A Psalm] of David. Judge you, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

2 Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

3 Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.

4 Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

5 Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

6 Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.

For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

8 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.

Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

9 But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.

But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

10 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.

All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to you? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yes, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

11 Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.

12 They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

13 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.

But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

14 As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.

I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

15 But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

16 They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

17 Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

18 I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.

I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you.

19 Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

20 For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

21 And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

22 Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.

You have seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [yourself] from me.

23 Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgement, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.

Judge me, O Lord, according to your righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

25 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.

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

26 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.

Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

27 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.

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

28 Any my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.

And my tongue shall meditate on your righteousness, [and] on your praise all the day.