Psalms 35

1 A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

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

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

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

3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

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

4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

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.

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

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

6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

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

7 For without cause they have hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

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

8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

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

10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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!

11 False witnesses arose; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

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

12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

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

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

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.

14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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

15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the smiters gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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,

16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

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

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

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

18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among many people.

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

19 Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

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

20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

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

21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

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

22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

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

23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.

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

24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

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

25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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

26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

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.

27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

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.

28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

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