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35 : 1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
35 : 2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
35 : 3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
35 : 4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
35 : 5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
35 : 6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
35 : 7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
35 : 8 may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
35 : 9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
35 : 10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD ? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
35 : 11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
35 : 12 They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.
35 : 13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
35 : 14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
35 : 15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing.
35 : 16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked ; they gnashed their teeth at me.
35 : 17 O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
35 : 18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.
35 : 19 Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
35 : 20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
35 : 21 They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it."
35 : 22 O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord.
35 : 23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
35 : 24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.
35 : 25 Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up."
35 : 26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
35 : 27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."
35 : 28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.