Psalm 35

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Psalm 35

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

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Contend, O Lord, with those who ^(A)contend with me;
Fight against those who ^(B)fight against me.

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Take hold of ^(a)^(C)buckler and shield
And rise up for ^(D)my help.

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Draw also the spear and ^(b)the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am ^(E)your salvation.”

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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.

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Let them be ^(H)like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.

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Let their way be dark and ^(I)slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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For ^(J)without cause they ^(K)hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a ^(d)pit for my soul.

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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.

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And my soul shall ^(O)rejoice in the Lord;
It shall ^(P)exult in His salvation.

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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?”

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^(U)Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.

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They ^(V)repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.

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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.

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I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I ^(AA)bowed down ^(e)mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

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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.

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Like godless jesters at a feast,
They ^(AE)gnashed at me with their teeth.

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Lord, ^(AF)how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul ^(AG)from their ravages,
My ^(AH)only life from the lions.

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I will ^(AI)give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will ^(AJ)praise You among a mighty throng.

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^(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.

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For they do not speak peace,
But they devise ^(AO)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

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They ^(AP)opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “^(AQ)Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

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^(AR)You have seen it, O Lord, ^(AS)do not keep silent;
O Lord, ^(AT)do not be far from me.

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^(AU)Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

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^(AV)Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,
And ^(AW)do not let them rejoice over me.

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Do not let them say in their heart, “^(AX)Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have ^(AY)swallowed him up!”

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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.

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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.”

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And ^(BG)my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 35:2: ['I.e. small shield']

b. Psalm 35:3: ['Or ', close up the path against those]

c. Psalm 35:4: ['Or ', soul]

d. Psalm 35:7: [Pit, ' has been transposed from line above']

e. Psalm 35:14: ['Or ', dressed in black]

f. Psalm 35:15: ['Or ', limping]

g. Psalm 35:15: ['Or ', smitten ones]

h. Psalm 35:15: ['Lit ', tore]

i. Psalm 35:19: ['Or ', wink the eye]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 35:1: Psalm 18:43; Isaiah 49:25

B. Psalm 35:1: Psalm 56:2

C. Psalm 35:2: Psalm 91:4

D. Psalm 35:2: Psalm 44:26

E. Psalm 35:3: Psalm 62:2

F. Psalm 35:4: Psalm 70:2

G. Psalm 35:4: Psalm 40:14; Psalm 129:5

H. Psalm 35:5: Job 21:18; Psalm 83:13; Isaiah 29:5

I. Psalm 35:6: Psalm 73:18; Jeremiah 23:12

J. Psalm 35:7: Psalm 69:4; Psalm 109:3; Psalm 140:5

K. Psalm 35:7: Psalm 9:15

L. Psalm 35:8: Psalm 55:23; Isaiah 47:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:3

M. Psalm 35:8: Psalm 9:15

N. Psalm 35:8: Psalm 73:18

O. Psalm 35:9: Isaiah 61:10

P. Psalm 35:9: Psalm 9:14; Psalm 13:5; Luke 1:47

Q. Psalm 35:10: Psalm 51:8

R. Psalm 35:10: Exodus 15:11; Psalm 86:8; Micah 7:18

S. Psalm 35:10: Psalm 18:17

T. Psalm 35:10: Psalm 37:14; Psalm 109:16

U. Psalm 35:11: Psalm 27:12

V. Psalm 35:12: Psalm 38:20; Psalm 109:5; Jeremiah 18:20; John 10:32

W. Psalm 35:13: Job 30:25

X. Psalm 35:13: Psalm 69:11

Y. Psalm 35:13: Psalm 69:10

Z. Psalm 35:13: Matthew 10:13; Luke 10:6

AA. Psalm 35:14: Psalm 38:6

AB. Psalm 35:15: Obadiah 1:12

AC. Psalm 35:15: Job 30:1; Job 30:8; Job 30:12

AD. Psalm 35:15: Psalm 7:2

AE. Psalm 35:16: Job 16:9; Psalm 37:12; Lamentations 2:16

AF. Psalm 35:17: Psalm 13:1; Habakkuk 1:13

AG. Psalm 35:17: Psalm 35:7

AH. Psalm 35:17: Psalm 22:20; Psalm 22:21

AI. Psalm 35:18: Psalm 22:22

AJ. Psalm 35:18: Psalm 22:25

AK. Psalm 35:19: Psalm 13:4; Psalm 30:1; Psalm 38:16

AL. Psalm 35:19: Psalm 38:19; Psalm 69:4

AM. Psalm 35:19: John 15:25

AN. Psalm 35:19: Proverbs 6:13; Proverbs 10:10

AO. Psalm 35:20: Psalm 55:21; Jeremiah 9:8; Micah 6:12

AP. Psalm 35:21: Job 16:10; Psalm 22:13

AQ. Psalm 35:21: Psalm 40:15; Psalm 70:3

AR. Psalm 35:22: Exodus 3:7; Psalm 10:14

AS. Psalm 35:22: Psalm 28:1

AT. Psalm 35:22: Psalm 10:1; Psalm 22:11; Psalm 38:21; Psalm 71:12

AU. Psalm 35:23: Psalm 7:6; Psalm 44:23; Psalm 59:4; Psalm 80:2

AV. Psalm 35:24: Psalm 9:4; Psalm 26:1; Psalm 43:1

AW. Psalm 35:24: Psalm 35:19

AX. Psalm 35:25: Psalm 35:21

AY. Psalm 35:25: Psalm 56:1; Psalm 124:3; Proverbs 1:12; Lamentations 2:16

AZ. Psalm 35:26: Psalm 40:14

BA. Psalm 35:26: Psalm 109:29

BB. Psalm 35:26: Job 19:5; Psalm 38:16

BC. Psalm 35:27: Psalm 32:11

BD. Psalm 35:27: Psalm 9:4

BE. Psalm 35:27: Psalm 40:16; Psalm 70:4

BF. Psalm 35:27: Psalm 147:11; Psalm 149:4

BG. Psalm 35:28: Psalm 51:14; Psalm 71:15; Psalm 71:24