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35:1  Of David. Oppose my opponents, Lord; fight those who fight me.
35:2  Take your shields—large and small— and come to my aid.
35:3  Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers, and assure me, “I am your deliverance.”
35:4  Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed.
35:5  Let them be like chaff in the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away.
35:6  Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
35:7  They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause.
35:8  Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his ruin.
35:9  Then I will rejoice in the Lord; I will delight in his deliverance.
35:10  All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
35:11  Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know.
35:12  They repay me evil for good, making me desolate.
35:13  Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.
35:14  I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for a mother.
35:15  But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop.
35:16  With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.
35:17  Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages; rescue my precious life from the young lions.
35:18  I will praise you in the great assembly; I will exalt you among many people.
35:19  Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink at me maliciously.
35:20  For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes against those who live peacefully in the land.
35:21  They open their mouths wide against me and say, “Aha, aha! We saw it!”
35:22  You saw it, Lord; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.
35:23  Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
35:24  Vindicate me, Lord my God, in keeping with your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me.
35:25  Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha! Just what we wanted.” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
35:26  Let those who rejoice at my misfortune be disgraced and humiliated; let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and reproach.
35:27  Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, “The Lord be exalted. He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”
35:28  And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praise all day long.