Prayer For Victory
1 Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.
1 {A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
1 A Psalm of David.Contend, O Lord, with those who (A)contend with me;Fight against those who (B)fight against me.
1 Argue my case, LORD, against those who argue against me. Fight against those who fight against me.
3 Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
3 Draw also the spear and (b)the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;Say to my soul, “I am (E)your salvation.”
3 Take out the spear and the ax to confront the one who pursues me; say to me, "I am your deliverer!"
4 Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, - Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:
4 Let 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.
4 Let those be (F)ashamed and dishonored who seek my (c)life;Let those be (G)turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
4 Let those who seek to kill mebe disgraced and humiliated;let those who plan to harm mebe turned back and ashamed.(D)
4 Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.
7 For, without cause, have they hid for me, in a ditch, their net, - Without cause, have they digged a pit for my life.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
7 Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.
8 There shall reach him a ruin he could not know, - Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
8 Let (L)destruction come upon him unawares,And (M)let the net which he hid catch himself;Into that very (N)destruction let him fall.
8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,and let the net that he hid ensnare him;let him fall into it—to his ruin.(H)
8 Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let the net that he hid catch him; let him fall into destruction.
10 All my bones, shall say - O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.
10 All 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?
10 All my (Q)bones will say, “Lord, (R)who is like You,Who delivers the afflicted from him (S)who is too strong for him,And (T)the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
10 My very bones will say,“Lord, who is like You,(J)rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”(K)
10 All my bones will say, "LORD, who is like you? Who delivers the weak from the one who is stronger than he, and the weak and the needy from the one who wants to rob him?"
13 But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:
13 But 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.
13 But as for me, (W)when they were sick, my (X)clothing was sackcloth;I (Y)humbled my soul with fasting,And my (Z)prayer kept returning to my bosom.
13 Yet when they were sick,my clothing was sackcloth;I humbled myself with fasting,and my prayer was genuine.(a)(N)
13 But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.
14 Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
14 I went about as though it were my friend or brother;I (AA)bowed down (e)mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
14 I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;I was bowed down with grief,like one mourning a mother.(O)
14 I paced about as for my friend or my brother, and fell down mourning as one weeps for one's mother.
15 But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;
15 But 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:
15 But (AB)at my (f)stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;The (g)(AC)smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,They (h)(AD)slandered me without ceasing.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;they gathered against me.Assailants I did not knowtore at me and did not stop.(P)
15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.
17 My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
17 Lord, (AF)how long will You look on?Rescue my soul (AG)from their ravages,My (AH)only life from the lions.
17 Lord, how long will You look on?(R)Rescue my life from their ravages,my only one from the young lions.(S)
17 LORD, how long will you just watch? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from these young lions.
18 I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation, - In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
18 I will (AI)give You thanks in the great congregation;I will (AJ)praise You among a mighty throng.
18 Then I will give you thanks in front of the great congregation; in the midst of the mighty throng I will praise you.
19 Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
19 (AK)Do not let those who are wrongfully (AL)my enemies rejoice over me;Nor let those (AM)who hate me without cause (i)(AN)wink maliciously.
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;do not let those who hate me without cause(U)look at me maliciously.(V)
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies gloat over me, nor let those who hate me without justification mock me with their eyes.
20 For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
20 For they do not speak peace,But they devise (AO)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,but contrive deceitful schemes(c)against those who live peacefully in the land.(W)
20 For they do not speak peace; they devise clever lies against the peaceful people of the land.
24 Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
24 (AV)Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,And (AW)do not let them rejoice over me.
24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,in keeping with Your righteousness,and do not let them rejoice over me.(AA)
24 Judge me according to your righteousness, LORD my God! But do not let them gloat over me.
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
25 Do not let them say in their heart, “(AX)Aha, our desire!”Do not let them say, “We have (AY)swallowed him up!”
25 Do not let them say in their hearts,“Aha! Just what we wanted.”Do not let them say,“We have swallowed him up!”(AB)
25 Don't let them say in their hearts, "Yes! We got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."
26 Let them turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune, - Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.
26 Let 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.
26 Let (AZ)those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;Let those be (BA)clothed with shame and dishonor who (BB)magnify themselves over me.
26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortunebe disgraced and humiliated;let those who exalt themselves over mebe clothed with shame and reproach.(AC)
26 Instead, let those who gloat over the evil directed against me be ashamed and confounded together; Let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor.
27 Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
27 Let 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.
27 Let them (BC)shout for joy and rejoice, who favor (BD)my vindication;And (BE)let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,Who (BF)delights in the prosperity of His servant.”
27 Let those who want my vindicationshout for joy and be glad;let them continually say,“The Lord be exalted.He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”(AD)
27 Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continuously say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."
28 Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, - All the day long, - thy praise!
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
28 My tongue will declare your righteousness and praise you all day long. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David.