1A Psalm of David1732. Plead7378 my cause, O LORD3068, with them that strive3401 with me: fight3898 against them that fight3898 against me.
2Take hold2388 of shield4043 and buckler6793, and stand up6965 for mine help5833.
3Draw out7324 also the spear2595, and stop5462 the way against7125 them that persecute7291 me: say559 unto my soul5315, I am thy salvation3444.
4Let them be confounded954 and put to shame3637 that seek1245 after my soul5315: let them be turned5472 back268 and brought to confusion2659 that devise2803 my hurt7451.
5Let them be as chaff4671 before6440 the wind7307: and let the angel4397 of the LORD3068 chase1760 them.
6Let their way1870 be dark2822 and slippery2519: and let the angel4397 of the LORD3068 persecute7291 them.
7For without cause2600 have they hid2934 for me their net7568 in a pit7845, which without cause2600 they have digged2658 for my soul5315.
8Let destruction7722 come935 upon him at unawares3045 3808; and let his net7568 that he hath hid2934 catch3920 himself: into that very destruction7722 let him fall5307.
9And my soul5315 shall be joyful1523 in the LORD3068: it shall rejoice7797 in his salvation3444.
10All my bones6106 shall say559, LORD3068, who is like unto thee, which deliverest5337 the poor6041 from him that is too strong2389 for him, yea, the poor6041 and the needy34 from him that spoileth1497 him?
11False2555 witnesses5707 did rise up6965; they laid to my charge7592 things that I knew3045 not.
12They rewarded7999 me evil7451 for good2896 to the spoiling7908 of my soul5315.
13But as for me, when they were sick2470, my clothing3830 was sackcloth8242: I humbled6031 my soul5315 with fasting6685; and my prayer8605 returned7725 into mine own bosom2436.
14I behaved1980 myself as though he had been my friend7453 or brother251: I bowed down7817 heavily6937, as one that mourneth57 for his mother517.
15But in mine adversity6761 they rejoiced8055, and gathered themselves together622: yea, the abjects5222 gathered themselves together622 against me, and I knew3045 it not; they did tear7167 me, and ceased1826 not:
16With hypocritical2611 mockers3934 in feasts4580, they gnashed2786 upon me with their teeth8127.
17Lord136, how long wilt thou look on7200? rescue7725 my soul5315 from their destructions7722, my darling3173 from the lions3715.
18I will give thee thanks3034 in the great7227 congregation6951: I will praise1984 thee among much6099 people5971.
19Let not them that are mine enemies341 wrongfully8267 rejoice8055 over me: neither let them wink7169 with the eye5869 that hate8130 me without a cause2600.
20For they speak1696 not peace7965: but they devise2803 deceitful4820 matters1697 against them that are quiet7282 in the land776.
21Yea, they opened their mouth6310 wide7337 against me, and said559, Aha1889, aha1889, our eye5869 hath seen7200 it.
22This thou hast seen7200, O LORD3068: keep not silence2790: O Lord136, be not far7368 from me.
23Stir up5782 thyself, and awake6974 to my judgment4941, even unto my cause7379, my God430 and my Lord136.
24Judge8199 me, O LORD3068 my God430, according to thy righteousness6664; and let them not rejoice8055 over me.
25Let them not say559 in their hearts3820, Ah1889, so would we have it5315: let them not say559, We have swallowed him up1104.
26Let them be ashamed954 and brought to confusion2659 together3162 that rejoice8056 at mine hurt7451: let them be clothed3847 with shame1322 and dishonour3639 that magnify1431 themselves against me.
27Let them shout for joy7442, and be glad8055, that favour2655 my righteous cause6664: yea, let them say559 continually8548, Let the LORD3068 be magnified1431, which hath pleasure2655 in the prosperity7965 of his servant5650.
28And my tongue3956 shall speak1897 of thy righteousness6664 and of thy praise8416 all the day3117 long.