| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 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. | 1A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. |
| 2Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. | 2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. |
| 3Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” | 3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. |
| 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 them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. |
| 5Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel of the LORD chase them. | 5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. |
| 6Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them. | 6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. |
| 7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life. | 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. |
| 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 him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. |
| 9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. | 9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. |
| 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 shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? |
| 11Fierce witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know. | 11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. |
| 12They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul. | 12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. |
| 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 as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. |
| 14I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother. | 14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his 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 in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: |
| 16With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth. | 16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. |
| 17Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions. | 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. |
| 18I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people. | 18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. |
| 19Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause. | 19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. |
| 20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land. | 20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. |
| 21They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.” | 21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. |
| 22This You have seen, O LORD; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me. | 22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. |
| 23Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord. | 23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. |
| 24Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me. | 24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. |
| 25Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.” | 25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not 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. | 26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. |
| 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 them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. |
| 28And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And of Your praise all the day long. | 28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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