Psalms 35

1Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

לְדָוִד ׀ רִיבָה יְהוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַי לְחַם אֶת־לֹחֲמָי׃ (1487)

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

הַחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצִנָּה וְקוּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִי׃ (1210)

See also: Psalms 91:4, Exodus 15:3, Isaiah 42:13, Deuteronomy 32:41-42, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 7:12-13, Psalms 44:26, Isaiah 13:5, Jeremiah 11:20, Psalms 18:37

3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

וְהָרֵק חֲנִית וּסְגֹר לִקְרַאת רֹדְפָי אֱמֹר לְנַפְשִׁי יְשֻׁעָתֵךְ אָנִי׃ (3645)

See also: Exodus 17:12, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 51:12, Psalms 91:16, Isaiah 8:9-10, Genesis 49:18, 1 Samuel 23:26-27, Job 1:10, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 76:10, Isaiah 10:12, Luke 2:30, Acts 4:28, John 6:20

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.

יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחֹור וְיַחְפְּרוּ חֹשְׁבֵי רָעָתִי׃ (2926)

5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

יִהְיוּ כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה דֹּוחֶה׃ (711)

See also: Psalms 1:4, Job 21:18, Isaiah 29:5, Psalms 83:13, Isaiah 37:36, Matthew 3:12, Exodus 14:19, Isaiah 17:13, Hosea 13:3, Acts 12:23, Hebrews 11:28, 2 Kings 19:35, 2 Chronicles 20:22, 2 Samuel 22:43, Psalms 18:37

6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

יְהִי־דַרְכָּם חֹשֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּות וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה רֹדְפָם׃ (1744)

See also: Psalms 73:18, Jeremiah 23:12, Zephaniah 3:20, Luke 17:10, Proverbs 4:19, Jeremiah 13:16, Genesis 6:21, 2 Samuel 24:16, Lamentations 3:66, Exodus 10:21

7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

כִּי־חִנָּם טָמְנוּ־לִי שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם חִנָּם חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִׁי׃ (2783)

8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

תְּבֹואֵהוּ שֹׁואָה לֹא־יֵדָע וְרִשְׁתֹּו אֲשֶׁר־טָמַן תִּלְכְּדֹו בְּשֹׁואָה יִפָּל־בָּהּ׃ (3260)

9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

וְנַפְשִׁי תָּגִיל בַּיהוָה תָּשִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֹו׃ (2721)

See also: Psalms 51:12, Luke 1:46, Luke 1:47, Isaiah 61:10, Jeremiah 20:13, 1 Samuel 2:1, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 20:5, Psalms 48:11, Psalms 58:10-11, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 21:1, Psalms 33:21, Psalms 68:1-3, Habakkuk 3:18, Galatians 5:22, Philippians 3:1-3

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?

כָּל עַצְמֹותַי ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה יְהוָה מִי כָמֹוךָ מַצִּיל עָנִי מֵחָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון מִגֹּזְלֹו׃ (2412)

11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

יְקוּמוּן עֵדֵי חָמָס אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יִשְׁאָלוּנִי׃ (1837)

12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי רָעָה תַּחַת טֹובָה שְׁכֹול לְנַפְשִׁי׃ (2377)

See also: Psalms 38:20, John 10:32, Proverbs 17:13, Jeremiah 18:20, Luke 23:21-23, Psalms 109:3-5, Psalms 109:4, 1 Samuel 20:31-33, Genesis 44:4, 1 Samuel 19:4-5, 1 Samuel 19:15, 1 Samuel 22:13-14, 1 Samuel 25:21, 1 Chronicles 19:4, 2 Chronicles 20:11, Psalms 17:9

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.

וַאֲנִי ׀ בַּחֲלֹותָם לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק עִנֵּיתִי בַצֹּום נַפְשִׁי וּתְפִלָּתִי עַל־חֵיקִי תָשׁוּב׃ (4281)

14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

כְּרֵעַ־כְּאָח לִי הִתְהַלָּכְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵם קֹדֵר שַׁחֹותִי׃ (2351)

See also: Psalms 42:5, Psalms 38:6, Luke 19:41-42, Genesis 24:67, 2 Samuel 1:11-12, Genesis 27:41, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, Job 17:2, Acts 16:28

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:

וּבְצַלְעִי שָׂמְחוּ וְנֶאֱסָפוּ נֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי נֵכִים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי קָרְעוּ וְלֹא־דָמּוּ׃ (2186)

16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

בְּחַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵי מָעֹוג חָרֹק עָלַי שִׁנֵּימֹו׃ (1206)

See also: Psalms 37:12, Job 16:9, Lamentations 2:16, Acts 7:54, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Matthew 20:19, John 18:28, 1 Samuel 20:24-42, Job 11:3, Job 12:4, Isaiah 1:14-15, 1 Corinthians 5:8

17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

אֲדֹנָי כַּמָּה תִּרְאֶה הָשִׁיבָה נַפְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם מִכְּפִירִים יְחִידָתִי׃ (2736)

See also: Psalms 13:1, Habakkuk 1:13, Psalms 22:20, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 74:9-10, Psalms 89:46, Psalms 94:3-4, Daniel 6:27, Psalms 6:3, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 69:14-15, Psalms 142:6-7, Psalms 22:13, Revelation 6:10

18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

אֹודְךָ בְּקָהָל רָב בְּעַם עָצוּם אֲהַלְלֶךָּ׃ (774)

See also: Psalms 22:25, Psalms 111:1, Psalms 40:9, Psalms 109:30, Hebrews 2:12, Psalms 22:22-25, Psalms 116:14, Psalms 116:18, Isaiah 25:3, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 67:1-4, Psalms 107:32, Psalms 149:1, Psalms 22:31, Psalms 69:30-34, Psalms 117:1-2, Psalms 138:4-5, Romans 15:9

19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

אַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם יִקְרְצוּ־עָיִן׃ (2053)

20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

כִּי לֹא שָׁלֹום יְדַבֵּרוּ וְעַל רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמֹות יַחֲשֹׁבוּן׃ (2617)

21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

וַיַּרְחִיבוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אָמְרוּ הֶאָח ׀ הֶאָח רָאֲתָה עֵינֵינוּ׃ (1564)

See also: Lamentations 2:16, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 40:15, Luke 11:53-54, Psalms 70:3, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 54:7, Isaiah 57:4, Job 16:10, Job 30:11, Psalms 39:8, Isaiah 9:12, Ezekiel 26:2

22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

רָאִיתָה יְהוָה אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ אֲדֹנָי אֲל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי׃ (2525)

See also: Exodus 3:7, Psalms 10:1, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 71:12, Psalms 83:1, Psalms 22:11, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 109:1, Isaiah 65:6, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 50:21, Habakkuk 1:13, Job 11:11, Psalms 10:14, Ezekiel 7:22, Acts 7:34, Exodus 33:7

23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

הָעִירָה וְהָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִי אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי לְרִיבִי׃ (1344)

See also: Psalms 7:6, Psalms 44:23, Psalms 80:2, Psalms 3:7, Psalms 59:4, Psalms 89:26, Psalms 142:5, Isaiah 51:9, John 20:28, Genesis 16:5, Isaiah 10:26, Lamentations 3:59

24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

שָׁפְטֵנִי כְצִדְקְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי׃ (1196)

See also: Psalms 43:1, Genesis 30:6, Psalms 26:1, Micah 7:8, Psalms 7:8, Psalms 30:1, Psalms 35:19, Psalms 38:16, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, Revelation 11:10, Job 20:5, Psalms 18:20-24, 1 Peter 2:22

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

אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בְלִבָּם הֶאָח נַפְשֵׁנוּ אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ׃ (1319)

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.

יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ ׀ יַחְדָּו שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וּכְלִמָּה הַמַּגְדִּילִים עָלָי׃ (3097)

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.

יָרֹנּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ חֲפֵצֵי צִדְקִי וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהוָה הֶחָפֵץ שְׁלֹום עַבְדֹּו׃ (2459)

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

וּלְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּה צִדְקֶךָ כָּל־הַיֹּום תְּהִלָּתֶךָ׃ (1995)

See also: Psalms 71:8, Psalms 71:15, Psalms 7:17, Psalms 71:24, Psalms 145:21, Psalms 51:14, Psalms 145:5, James 3:9, Psalms 34:1, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 104:33-34, Psalms 145:1-2