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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 35:1 | Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. | By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, |
| 35:2 | Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. | Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help, |
| 35:3 | Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. | And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I `am'.' |
| 35:4 | 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. | They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. |
| 35:5 | Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. | They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away. |
| 35:6 | Let their way be |
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer. |
| 35:7 | For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. | For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul. |
| 35:8 | Let destruction come upon him |
Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it. |
| 35:9 | And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. | And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation. |
| 35:10 | 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? | All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.' |
| 35:11 | Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me. | |
| 35:12 | They rewarded me evil for good to the |
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul, |
| 35:13 | But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I |
And I -- in their sickness my clothing `is' sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth. |
| 35:14 | I |
As `if' a friend, as `if' my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down. |
| 35:15 | But in mine |
And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased; |
| 35:16 | With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. | With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth. |
| 35:17 | Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, |
Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one. |
| 35:18 | I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among |
I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee. |
| 35:19 | Let not them that are mine enemies |
Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye. |
| 35:20 | For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. | For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise, |
| 35:21 | Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. | And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, `Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.' |
| 35:22 | This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far from me. | Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me, |
| 35:23 | Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. | Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea. |
| 35:24 | Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. | Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me. |
| 35:25 | Let them not say in their hearts, |
They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.' |
| 35:26 | 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. | They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me. |
| 35:27 | Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour |
They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, `Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.' |
| 35:28 | And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. | And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise! |