Prayer For Victory
1 ([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, defend me from those who attack me. Fight against those who fight against 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 Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me. Say to me: I am your salvation.
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 those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.
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.
8 Surprise them with destruction. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
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 will say: O Jehovah, who can compare with you? You rescue the weak person from the one who is too strong for him and weak and needy people from the one who robs them.
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 when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned unanswered.
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 I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother. I was bent over as if I were mourning for my mother.
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 Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
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 O Jehovah, how long will you observe? Rescue me from their attacks. Rescue my precious life from the lions.
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 give you thanks in the large congregation. I will praise you in a mighty crowd.
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 Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink maliciously.
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 They do not talk about peace. Instead, they scheme against the peaceful people in the land.
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 Judge me by your righteousness, O Jehovah my God. Do not let them gloat.
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 Do not let them say: Aha, just what we wanted! 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 those who gloat over my downfall be thoroughly put to shame and confused. Let those who promote themselves at my expense be clothed with shame and disgrace.
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 those who are happy when I am declared innocent joyfully sing and rejoice. Let them continually say: Jehovah is great. He is happy when his servant has peace.
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."