Psalms 35 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 A Psalm of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Of David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help. Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.
3 Bring forth a sword, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation. Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”
4 Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame. Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
5 Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them. Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away! May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them. Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul. For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life. Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
8 Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare. Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction! may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9 But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation. Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD, exulting in his salvation. Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him. All my bones shall say, “O LORD, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?” My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
11 Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not. Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
12 They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul. They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft. They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.
13 But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my own bosom. But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest. Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14 I behaved agreeably towards them as if it had been our neighbour or brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance. I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning. I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
15 Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew it not: they were scattered, but repented not. But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against me; wretches whom I did not know tore at me without ceasing; But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
16 They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me. like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth. Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions. How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions! How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee. I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise you. I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes. Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
20 For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger. For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit. They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21 And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it . They open wide their mouths against me; they say, “Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!” They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 Thou hast seen it , O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not thyself from me. You have seen, O LORD; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me! LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
23 Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord. Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord! Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24 Judge me, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me. Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me! Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, it is pleasing to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him. Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, our heart’s desire!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.” Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” or say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26 Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me. Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me! May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant. Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!” May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.”
28 And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, and on thy praise all the day. Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long. My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.
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