Psalm 35 NKJV ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 35 ►

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1[i]A Psalm[/i] of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

1Argue my case, LORD, against those who argue against me. Fight against those who fight against me.

2Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.

2Take up the buckler and the shield, and rise up to help me.

3Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

3Take out the spear and the ax to confront the one who pursues me; say to me, "I am your deliverer!"

4Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.

4Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.

5Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel of the LORD chase them.

5Make them like the chaff before the wind, as the messenger of the LORD pushes them aside.

6Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them.

6May their path be dark and slippery, as the messenger of the LORD tracks them down.

7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.

7Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.

8Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

8Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let the net that he hid catch him; let him fall into destruction.

9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

9My soul will rejoice in the LORD and be glad in his deliverance.

10All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

10All my bones will say, "LORD, who is like you? Who delivers the weak from the one who is stronger than he, and the weak and the needy from the one who wants to rob him?"

11Fierce witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know.

11False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.

12They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.

12They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.

13But as for me, when they were sick, My clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; And my prayer would return to my own heart.

13But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

14I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.

14I paced about as for my friend or my brother, and fell down mourning as one weeps for one's mother.

15But in my adversity they rejoiced And gathered together; Attackers gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore at me and did not cease;

15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me— attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

16With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth.

16Malicious mockers — they gnashed their teeth against me.

17Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions.

17Lord, how long will you just watch? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from these young lions.

18I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

18Then I will give you thanks in front of the great congregation; in the midst of the mighty throng I will praise you.

19Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.

19Do not let my deceitful enemies gloat over me, nor let those who hate me without justification mock me with their eyes.

20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land.

20For they do not speak peace; they devise clever lies against the peaceful people of the land.

21They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”

21They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

22This You have seen, O LORD; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me.

22You see this, LORD, so do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me!

23Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.

23Wake up! Arouse yourself to vindicate me and argue my case, my God and my Lord.

24Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

24Judge me according to your righteousness, LORD my God! But do not let them gloat over me.

25Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

25Don't let them say in their hearts, "Yes! We got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."

26Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who rejoice at my hurt; Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor Who exalt themselves against me.

26Instead, let those who gloat over the evil directed against me be ashamed and confounded together; Let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor.

27Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

27Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continuously say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."

28And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And of Your praise all the day long.

28My tongue will declare your righteousness and praise you all day long.

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