Prayer For Victory
1 Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with 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 Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "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 after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
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 they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
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 Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
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, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"
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 afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
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 behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his 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 But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease.
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 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, 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 great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
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 Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
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 they don't speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet 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 Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don't let them gloat 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 Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" Don't let them 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 be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify 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 for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, who has 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 My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.
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.