Psalms 35

¹Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me:

²Take hold of shield and buckler,

³Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me:

⁴Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul:

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind,

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery,

⁷For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit;

⁸Let destruction come upon him unawares;

⁹And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah:

¹⁰All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee,

¹¹Unrighteous witnesses rise up;

¹²They reward me evil for good,

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:

¹⁴I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother:

¹⁵But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:

¹⁶Like the profane mockers in feasts,

¹⁷Lord, how long wilt thou look on?

¹⁸I will give thee thanks in the great assembly:

¹⁹Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;

²⁰For they speak not peace;

²¹Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me;

²²Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence:

²³Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me,

²⁴Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness;

²⁵Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it:

²⁶Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt:

²⁷Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause:

²⁸And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness