Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

With all my strength I will say, "O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

Mine enemies rejoice not over me with falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.

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.”

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

There, those who do evil have fallen; They have been thrown down, and they cannot get up. Davidic

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Those I love and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

Let them be appalled because of their shame, those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

All those hating me whisper against me; they plot evil against me.

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

By you we push down our enemies; by your name we tread down those who rise up against us.

For Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And those hating us Thou hast put to shame.

Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.

You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

Trembling seized them there, pains like those of a woman in labor,

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident,
And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

If thou sawest a thief, and thou wilt run with him, and thy portion with those committing adultery.

I will teach those transgressing, thy ways, and those sinning shall turn back to thee.

Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.

Then they will be filled with terror—
terror like no other—
because God will scatter
the bones of those who besiege you.
You will put them to shame,
for God has rejected them.

Lo, God is a helper to me, The Lord is with those supporting my soul,

He will turn the evil upon those who lie in wait for me. Cut them off with your truth.

He safely redeems my life from [the] battle against me, because [those standing] against me are among many.

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

Those who watch me all day have harassed me, for there are many who fight against me out of conceit.

He will send help from heaven to deliver me from those who harass and despise me. Interlude God will send his gracious love and truth.

My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.

You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah.)

Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

Save with Your right hand, and answer me,
so that those You love may be rescued.

For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

You will add days to the days of the king, his years like [those of] {many generations}.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

Hide me from [the] secret plots of evildoers, from [the] unrest of [those who] do iniquity,

The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence].
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

those which my lips have uttered and my mouth has spoken in my trouble.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Thou didst go up to height, thou didst take captive captivity: thou didst receive gifts in man, also those turning away, for Jehovah God to dwell.

God surely strikes the heads of his enemies, even the hairy heads of those who continue in their guilt.

Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between [them] young women [playing] tambourines.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

Reproach broke my heart, and I shall be ill at ease: and I shall hope for comforting, and none; and for those consoling, and I found not

Let their table become a snare before them; and to those at ease a trap.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]
And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

For the LORD listens to the needy and doesn't despise those in bondage.

And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!

Let those who seek my life
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

let them turn back because of their shame, those who say, "Aha! Aha!"

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will lick the dust.

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.