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35:1  A Psalm of David. Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
35:2  Take hold of shield and buckler (small shield), And stand up for my help.
35:3  Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
35:4  Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.
35:5  Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance], With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
35:6  Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.
35:7  For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.
35:8  Let destruction come upon my enemy by surprise; Let the net he hid for me catch him; Into that very destruction let him fall.
35:9  Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
35:10  All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone], And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
35:11  Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know.
35:12  They repay me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.
35:13  But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment); I humbled my soul with fasting, And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.
35:14  I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother; I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.
35:15  But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
35:16  Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice].
35:17  Lord, how long will You look on [without action]? Rescue my life from their destructions, My only life from the young lions.
35:18  I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty people.
35:19  Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].
35:20  For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.
35:21  They open their mouths wide against me; They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
35:22  You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent. O Lord, do not be far from me.
35:23  Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
35:24  Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice; And do not let them rejoice over me.
35:25  Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, that is what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up and destroyed him.”
35:26  Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.
35:27  Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication and want what is right for me; Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
35:28  And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness (justice), And Your praise all the day long.