Psalms 35
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
1Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself.
2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
2The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes.
3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
3For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
4The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile: he would not understand that he might do well.
5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
5He hath devised iniquity on his bed, he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.
6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
6O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth, even to the clouds.
7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
7Thy justice is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are a great deep. Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord:
8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
8O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.
9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
9They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
10For with thee is the fountain of life; and in thy light we shall see light.
11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
11Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right in heart.
12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
12Let not the foot of pride come to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me.
13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
13There the workers of iniquity are fallen, they are cast out, and could not stand.
14I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
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15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
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16Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
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17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
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18Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
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19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
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20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
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21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
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22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
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23Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
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24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
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25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
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26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
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27May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
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28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
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