Psalms 35

1 A Psalme of Dauid. Pleade thou my cause, O Lord, with them that striue with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me.

[A Psalm] of David. Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

2 Lay hand vpon the shielde and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;

3 Bring out also the speare and stop the way against them, that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.

And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backe, and brought to confusion, that imagine mine hurt.

Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

5 Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.

Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;

6 Let their way be darke and slipperie: and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

7 For without cause they haue hid the pit and their net for me: without cause haue they digged a pit for my soule.

For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul.

8 Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

9 Then my soule shalbe ioyfull in the Lord: it shall reioyce in his saluation.

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him, that is too strong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from him that spoyleth him!

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

11 Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

12 They rewarded me euill for good, to haue spoyled my soule.

They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.

13 Yet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:

14 I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.

I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.

15 But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered them selues together: the abiects assembled themselues against me, and knewe not: they tare me and ceased not,

But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:

16 With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my soule from their tumult, euen my desolate soule from the lions.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.

18 So will I giue thee thankes in a great Congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.

19 Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

20 For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

21 And they gaped on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seene.

And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].

22 Thou hast seene it, O Lord: keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord.

Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

23 Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!

24 Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.

Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

26 Let them bee confounded, and put to shame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues against me.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

27 But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.

Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise euery day.

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, [and] of thy praise, all the day.