Psalms 35
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Of David. LORD, oppose those who oppose me; do battle with those who battle against me. Seize the small shield and the large one, and stand up to help me. Draw the spear and battle-axe to face those who chase me; let me hear you say, “I am your salvation.” Let those who are hunting for my life be shamed and disgraced; let those who are plotting to hurt me be driven back in confusion. May they be like chaff the wind blows off, with the LORD’s angel driving them along. May their path turn dark and slick, with the LORD’s angel hunting them down. For no reason they set a hidden net in a pit for me; for no reason they dug a hole to trap me. Let disaster fall on them before they know it; let the net they hid catch them, and let them drop into it to their ruin. Then my whole being will be glad in the LORD and celebrate the salvation he brings. Every bone in my body will say, “LORD, is there anyone like you? You save the helpless from people stronger than they are, the helpless and the poor from those who rob them.” Violent witnesses stand up against me and question me about things I know nothing of. They pay me back harm for good; I am left desolate, like someone who has lost a child. But as for me, when they lay sick, I dressed in sackcloth; I humbled myself by fasting, and I prayed with my head bent low. I went about as if for a friend or a brother; I bent low, dressed in dark mourning clothes, like one grieving for a mother. But when I stumbled, they were glad and gathered together; attackers gathered against me without my knowing it; they ripped into me and would not be quiet. Like ungodly jesters who mock for a bite of food, they ground their teeth at me. Lord, how long will you stand and watch? Bring me back from the ruin they cause; save my one and only life from the lions. I will thank you when the great congregation gathers; I will praise you among crowds of people. Do not let my lying enemies gloat over me; do not let those who hate me for nothing wink at each other. For they do not talk of peace; they dream up lies against people living quietly in the land. They open their mouths wide at me and say, “Aha! Aha! We saw it with our own eyes!” You have seen it, LORD; do not keep silent. Lord, do not stay far away from me. Wake up! Rouse yourself to do me justice; my God and my Lord, take up my case! LORD my God, give judgment for me as your righteousness requires; let them not rejoice over me. Do not let them say to themselves, “Aha! We got our wish!” Do not let them say, “We have gulped him down.” Let all who are glad at my trouble be shamed and confused together; let those who lift themselves up over me be dressed in shame and disgrace. Let those who want to see me proved right shout with joy and be glad; let them say again and again, “The LORD is great! He is pleased when his servant has peace.” Then all day long I will talk about how righteous you are and sing your praise.
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