Psalms 35 : 1 (NLT)
O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.
Psalms 35 : 2 (NLT)
Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
Psalms 35 : 3 (NLT)
Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!"
Psalms 35 : 4 (NLT)
Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
Psalms 35 : 5 (NLT)
Blow them away like chaff in the wind-- a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.
Psalms 35 : 6 (NLT)
Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Psalms 35 : 7 (NLT)
I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
Psalms 35 : 8 (NLT)
So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.
Psalms 35 : 9 (NLT)
Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.
Psalms 35 : 10 (NLT)
With every bone in my body I will praise him: "LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"
Psalms 35 : 11 (NLT)
Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
Psalms 35 : 12 (NLT)
They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.
Psalms 35 : 13 (NLT)
Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.
Psalms 35 : 14 (NLT)
I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.
Psalms 35 : 15 (NLT)
But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don't even know; they slander me constantly.
Psalms 35 : 16 (NLT)
They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.
Psalms 35 : 17 (NLT)
How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!
Psalms 35 : 18 (NLT)
Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.
Psalms 35 : 19 (NLT)
Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
Psalms 35 : 20 (NLT)
They don't talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
Psalms 35 : 21 (NLT)
They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!"
Psalms 35 : 22 (NLT)
O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
Psalms 35 : 23 (NLT)
Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
Psalms 35 : 24 (NLT)
Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
Psalms 35 : 25 (NLT)
Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!"
Psalms 35 : 26 (NLT)
May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
Psalms 35 : 27 (NLT)
But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"
Psalms 35 : 28 (NLT)
Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long. For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the LORD].
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