Psalm 35

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Psalm 35

Contend with Those who Contend with Me

. לְדָוִ֨ד ׀

lə·ḏā·wiḏ

A Psalm of David .

רִיבָ֣ה

rî·ḇāh

Plead [my cause]

､ יְ֭הוָה

Yah·weh

אֶת־

’eṯ-

with

יְרִיבַ֑י

yə·rî·ḇay;

those who strive with me

לְ֝חַ֗ם

lə·ḥam,

אֶת־

’eṯ-

-

. לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃

lō·ḥă·māy.

those who fight against me .

הַחֲזֵ֣ק

ha·ḥă·zêq

מָגֵ֣ן

mā·ḡên

､ וְצִנָּ֑ה

wə·ṣin·nāh;

and buckler ､

וְ֝ק֗וּמָה

wə·qū·māh,

and stand up

. בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

bə·‘ez·rā·ṯî.

וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק

wə·hā·rêq

､ חֲנִ֣ית

ḥă·nîṯ

the spear ､

וּ֭סְגֹר

ū·sə·ḡōr

and stop

לִקְרַ֣את

liq·raṯ

-

רֹדְפָ֑י

rō·ḏə·p̄āy;

those who pursue me

אֱמֹ֥ר

’ĕ·mōr

､ לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י

lə·nap̄·šî,

to my soul ､

יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ

yə·šu·‘ā·ṯêḵ

. אָֽנִי׃

’ā·nî.

I [am] .

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ

yê·ḇō·šū

Let those be put to shame

וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮

wə·yik·kā·lə·mū

and brought to dishonor

מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י

mə·ḇaq·šê

– נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י

nap̄·šî

my life –

יִסֹּ֣גוּ

yis·sō·ḡū

let those be turned

אָח֣וֹר

’ā·ḥō·wr

וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ

wə·yaḥ·pə·rū;

and brought to confusion

חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י

ḥō·šə·ḇê,

. רָעָתִֽי׃

rā·‘ā·ṯî.

my hurt .

יִֽהְי֗וּ

yih·yū,

כְּמֹ֥ץ

kə·mōṣ

לִפְנֵי־

lip̄·nê-

､ ר֑וּחַ

rū·aḥ;

the wind ､

וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ

ū·mal·’aḵ

and the angel

יְהוָ֣ה

Yah·weh

. דּוֹחֶֽה׃

dō·w·ḥeh.

let chase [them] .

יְֽהִי־

yə·hî-

Let be

דַרְכָּ֗ם

ḏar·kām,

חֹ֥שֶׁךְ

ḥō·šeḵ

､ וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת

wa·ḥă·laq·laq·qō·wṯ;

and slippery ､

וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ

ū·mal·’aḵ

and the angel

יְ֝הוָ֗ה

Yah·weh

. רֹדְפָֽם׃

rō·ḏə·p̄ām.

let pursue them .

כִּֽי־

kî-

חִנָּ֣ם

ḥin·nām

טָֽמְנוּ־

ṭā·mə·nū-

they have hidden

לִ֭י

lî

for me

､ שַׁ֣חַת

ša·ḥaṯ

[in] a pit ､

רִשְׁתָּ֑ם

riš·tām;

חִ֝נָּ֗ם

ḥin·nām,

חָפְר֥וּ

ḥā·p̄ə·rū

[Which] they have dug

. לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

lə·nap̄·šî.

תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ

tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū

Let come upon him

שׁוֹאָה֮

šō·w·’āh

לֹֽא־

lō-

not

– יֵ֫דָ֥ע

yê·ḏā‘

unexpectedly –

וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ

wə·riš·tōw

אֲשֶׁר־

’ă·šer-

טָמַ֣ן

ṭā·man

let he has hidden

תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ

til·kə·ḏōw;

בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה

bə·šō·w·’āh,

Into that very destruction

יִפָּל־

yip·pāl-

. בָּֽהּ׃

bāh.

in .

וְ֭נַפְשִׁי

wə·nap̄·šî

And my soul

תָּגִ֣יל

tā·ḡîl

shall be joyful

– בַּיהוָ֑ה

Yah·weh;

in Yahweh –

תָּ֝שִׂישׂ

tā·śîś

it shall rejoice

. בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

bî·šū·‘ā·ṯōw.

in His salvation .

כָּ֥ל

kāl

עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀

‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay

､ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮

tō·mar·nāh

､ יְהוָ֗ה

Yah·weh

מִ֥י

mî

who [is]

､ כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ

ḵā·mō·w·ḵā

מַצִּ֣יל

maṣ·ṣîl

עָ֭נִי

‘ā·nî

the poor

מֵחָזָ֣ק

mê·ḥā·zāq

from him who is stronger

מִמֶּ֑נּוּ

mim·men·nū;

וְעָנִ֥י

wə·‘ā·nî

and Yes the poor

וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן

wə·’eḇ·yō·wn,

and the needy

. מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

mig·gō·zə·lōw.

from him who plunders him .

– יְ֭קוּמוּן

yə·qū·mūn

Rise up –

עֵדֵ֣י

‘ê·ḏê

חָמָ֑ס

ḥā·mās;

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

’ă·šer

לֹא־

lō-

not

יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי

yā·ḏa‘·tî,

I do know

. יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃

yiš·’ā·lū·nî.

they ask me [things] .

יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי

yə·šal·lə·mū·nî

רָ֭עָה

rā·‘āh

תַּ֥חַת

ta·ḥaṯ

טוֹבָ֗ה

ṭō·w·ḇāh,

שְׁכ֣וֹל

šə·ḵō·wl

[To] the sorrow

. לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

lə·nap̄·šî.

of my soul .

､ וַאֲנִ֤י ׀

wa·’ă·nî

But I ､

､ בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם

ba·ḥă·lō·w·ṯām

when they were sick ､

לְב֬וּשִׁי

lə·ḇū·šî

My clothing [was]

– שָׂ֗ק

śāq,

עִנֵּ֣יתִי

‘in·nê·ṯî

– בַצּ֣וֹם

ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm

with fasting –

נַפְשִׁ֑י

nap̄·šî;

וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י

ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî,

and my prayer

עַל־

‘al-

to

חֵיקִ֥י

ḥê·qî

. תָשֽׁוּב׃

ṯā·šūḇ.

כְּרֵֽעַ־

kə·rê·a‘-

As though [he were] my friend

– כְּאָ֣ח

kə·’āḥ

[or] brother –

לִ֭י

lî

to

הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי

hiṯ·hal·lā·ḵə·tî;

כַּאֲבֶל־

ka·’ă·ḇel-

as one mourning [for]

. אֵ֝֗ם

’êm,

､ קֹדֵ֥ר

qō·ḏêr

. שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃

ša·ḥō·w·ṯî.

וּבְצַלְעִי֮

ū·ḇə·ṣal·‘î

But in my adversity

､ שָׂמְח֪וּ

śā·mə·ḥū

they rejoiced ､

– וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ

wə·ne·’ĕ·sā·p̄ū

and gathered together –

נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ

ne·’es·p̄ū

עָלַ֣י

‘ā·lay

נֵ֭כִים

nê·ḵîm

– וְלֹ֣א

wə·lō

and not –

יָדַ֑עְתִּי

yā·ḏa‘·tî;

I did know [it]

קָֽרְע֥וּ

qā·rə·‘ū

they tore [at me]

– וְלֹא־

wə·lō-

and not –

. דָֽמּוּ׃

ḏām·mū.

בְּ֭חַנְפֵי

bə·ḥan·p̄ê

With hypocritical

לַעֲגֵ֣י

la·‘ă·ḡê

､ מָע֑וֹג

mā·‘ō·wḡ;

at feasts ､

חָרֹ֖ק

ḥā·rōq

עָלַ֣י

‘ā·lay

at me

. שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃

šin·nê·mōw.

with their teeth .

､ אֲדֹנָי֮

’ă·ḏō·nāy

Lord ､

כַּמָּ֪ה

kam·māh

؟ תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה

tir·’eh

will You look on ؟

הָשִׁ֣יבָה

hā·šî·ḇāh

נַ֭פְשִׁי

nap̄·šî

me

､ מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם

miš·šō·’ê·hem;

from their destructions ､

מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים

mik·kə·p̄î·rîm,

. יְחִידָתִֽי׃

yə·ḥî·ḏā·ṯî.

My precious [life] .

א֭וֹדְךָ

’ō·wḏ·ḵā

I will give You thanks

– בְּקָהָ֣ל

bə·qā·hāl

in the assembly –

רָ֑ב

rāḇ;

בְּעַ֖ם

bə·‘am

עָצ֣וּם

‘ā·ṣūm

. אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃

’ă·hal·le·kā.

I will praise You .

אַֽל־

’al-

Not

יִשְׂמְחוּ־

yiś·mə·ḥū-

לִ֣י

lî

אֹיְבַ֣י

’ō·yə·ḇay

them who are my enemies

שֶׁ֑קֶר

še·qer;

שֹׂנְאַ֥י

śō·nə·’ay

חִ֝נָּ֗ם

ḥin·nām,

nor let them wink

יִקְרְצוּ־

yiq·rə·ṣū-

without a cause

. עָֽיִן׃

‘ā·yin.

With the eye .

כִּ֤י

kî

לֹ֥א

lō

not

､ שָׁל֗וֹם

šā·lō·wm,

יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ

yə·ḏab·bê·rū

וְעַ֥ל

wə·‘al

רִגְעֵי־

riḡ·‘ê-

. אֶ֑רֶץ

’e·reṣ;

in the land .

דִּבְרֵ֥י

diḇ·rê

מִ֝רְמוֹת

mir·mō·wṯ

. יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃

ya·ḥă·šō·ḇūn.

וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ

way·yar·ḥî·ḇū

And they opened wide

עָלַ֗י

‘ā·lay,

פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם

pî·hem

､ אָ֭מְרוּ

’ā·mə·rū

[And] said ､

הֶאָ֣ח ׀

he·’āḥ

､ הֶאָ֑ח

he·’āḥ;

aha ､

רָאֲתָ֥ה

rā·’ă·ṯāh

. עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

‘ê·nê·nū.

､ רָאִ֣יתָה

rā·’î·ṯāh

[This] You have seen ､

､ יְ֭הוָה

Yah·weh

אַֽל־

’al-

not

– תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ

te·ḥĕ·raš;

do keep silence –

､ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י

’ă·ḏō·nāy,

Lord ､

אֲל־

’ăl-

not

תִּרְחַ֥ק

tir·ḥaq

do be far

. מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

mim·men·nî.

from me .

､ הָעִ֣ירָה

hā·‘î·rāh

Stir up Yourself ､

וְ֭הָקִיצָה

wə·hā·qî·ṣāh

､ לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י

lə·miš·pā·ṭî;

to my vindication ､

אֱלֹהַ֖י

’ĕ·lō·hay

my God

. וַֽאדֹנָ֣י

wa·ḏō·nāy

and my Lord .

､ לְרִיבִֽי׃

lə·rî·ḇî.

To my cause ､

שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי

šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nî

– כְ֭צִדְקְךָ

ḵə·ṣiḏ·qə·ḵā

according to Your righteousness –

יְהוָ֥ה

Yah·weh

､ אֱלֹהָ֗י

’ĕ·lō·hāy,

my God ､

וְאַל־

wə·’al-

and not

יִשְׂמְחוּ־

yiś·mə·ḥū-

let them rejoice

. לִֽי׃

lî.

over me .

אַל־

’al-

Not

יֹאמְר֣וּ

yō·mə·rū

､ בְ֭לִבָּם

ḇə·lib·bām

in their hearts ､

､ הֶאָ֣ח

he·’āḥ

Ah ､

! נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ

nap̄·šê·nū;

so we would have it !

אַל־

’al-

not

､ יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ

yō·mə·rū,

let them say ､

. בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃

bil·la·‘ă·nū·hū.

we have swallowed him up .

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ

yê·ḇō·šū

Let them be ashamed

וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀

wə·yaḥ·pə·rū

and brought to confusion

יַחְדָּו֮

yaḥ·dāw

שְׂמֵחֵ֪י

śə·mê·ḥê

– רָעָ֫תִ֥י

rā·‘ā·ṯî

at my hurt –

יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־

yil·bə·šū-

let them be clothed

בֹ֥שֶׁת

ḇō·šeṯ

with shame

וּכְלִמָּ֑ה

ū·ḵə·lim·māh;

הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים

ham·maḡ·dî·lîm

who exalt themselves

. עָלָֽי׃

‘ā·lāy.

､ יָרֹ֣נּוּ

yā·rōn·nū

Let them shout for joy ､

､ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮

wə·yiś·mə·ḥū

and be glad ､

חֲפֵצֵ֪י

ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê

– צִ֫דְקִ֥י

ṣiḏ·qî

my righteous [cause] –

וְיֹאמְר֣וּ

wə·yō·mə·rū

and let them say

､ תָ֭מִיד

ṯā·mîḏ

continually ､

､ יִגְדַּ֣ל

yiḡ·dal

let be magnified ､

יְהוָ֑ה

Yah·weh;

הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ

he·ḥā·p̄êṣ,

who has pleasure

שְׁל֣וֹם

šə·lō·wm

in the prosperity

. עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

‘aḇ·dōw.

of His servant .

וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי

ū·lə·šō·w·nî

And my tongue

תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה

teh·geh

צִדְקֶ֑ךָ

ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā;

of Your righteousness

כָּל־

kāl-

הַ֝יּוֹם

hay·yō·wm

. תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

tə·hil·lā·ṯe·ḵā.

[And] of Your praise .

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