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| [1]By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, |
[1]Plead thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me. |
| [2]Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help, |
[2]Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. |
| [3]And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I [am].' |
[3]Bring out also the spear and stop the way against them, that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. |
| [4]They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. |
[4]Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seek after my soul: let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that imagine mine hurt. |
| [5]They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away. |
[5]Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the Lord scatter them. |
| [6]Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer. |
[6]Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. |
| [7]For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul. |
[7]For without cause they have hid the pit and their net for me: without cause have they digged a pit for my soul. |
| [8]Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it. |
[8]Let destruction come upon him at unawares, and let his net, that he hath laid privily, take him: let him fall into the same destruction. |
| [9]And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation. |
[9]Then my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. |
| [10]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.' |
[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 him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him! |
| [11]Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me. |
[11]Cruel witnesses did rise up: they asked of me things that I knew not. |
| [12]They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul, |
[12]They rewarded me evil for good, to have spoiled my soul. |
| [13]And I -- in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth. |
[13]Yet I, when they were sick, I was clothed with a sack: I humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer was turned upon my bosom. |
| [14]As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down. |
[14]I behaved myself as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled myself, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother. |
| [15]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; |
[15]But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: the abjects assembled themselves against me, and I knew not: they tare me and ceased not, |
| [16]With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth. |
[16]With the false scoffers at banquets, gnashing their teeth against me. |
| [17]Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one. |
[17]Lord, how long wilt thou behold this? Deliver my soul from their tumult, even my desolate soul from the lions. |
| [18]I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee. |
[18]So will I give thee thanks in a great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. |
| [19]Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye. |
[19]Let not them that are mine enemies, unjustly rejoice over me, neither let them wink with the eye, that hate me without a cause. |
| [20]For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise, |
[20]For they speak not as friends: but they imagine deceitful words against the quiet of the land. |
| [21]And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, `Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.' |
[21]And they gaped on me with their mouths, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen. |
| [22]Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me, |
[22]Thou hast seen it, O Lord: keep not silence: be not far from me, O Lord. |
| [23]Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea. |
[23]Arise and wake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God, and my Lord. |
| [24]Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me. |
[24]Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me. |
| [25]They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.' |
[25]Let them not say in their hearts, O our soul rejoice: neither let them say, We have devoured him. |
| [26]They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me. |
[26]Let them be confounded, and put to shame together, that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with confusion and shame, that lift up themselves against me. |
| [27]They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, `Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.' |
[27]But let them be joyful and glad, that love my righteousness: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loveth the prosperity of his servant. |
| [28]And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise! |
[28]And my tongue shall utter thy righteousness, and thy praise every day. |