| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. |
| 2Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. | 2Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. |
| 3Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” | 3Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!” |
| 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. | 4Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me. |
| 5Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel of the LORD chase them. | 5Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the LORD. |
| 6Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them. | 6Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. |
| 7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life. | 7I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me. |
| 8Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall. | 8So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me. |
| 9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. | 9Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me. |
| 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?” | 10With every bone in my body I will praise him: “LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?” |
| 11Fierce witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know. | 11Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about. |
| 12They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul. | 12They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair. |
| 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. | 13Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered. |
| 14I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother. | 14I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own 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 they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don’t even know; they slander me constantly. |
| 16With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth. | 16They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me. |
| 17Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions. | 17How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions! |
| 18I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people. | 18Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the 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. | 19Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow. |
| 20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land. | 20They don’t talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business. |
| 21They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.” | 21They shout, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!” |
| 22This You have seen, O LORD; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me. | 22O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord. |
| 23Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord. | 23Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord. |
| 24Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me. | 24Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles. |
| 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, “Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!” |
| 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. | 26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered 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.” | 27But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!” |
| 28And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And of Your praise all the day long. | 28Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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