35Oppose those who oppose me, LORD, and fight those who fight against me!H1732H7378H3068H3401H3898H38982Take your shield and armor and come to my rescue.H2388H4043H6793H6965H58333Lift up your spear and war ax against those who pursue me. Promise that you will save me.H7324H2595H5462H7125H7291H559H5315H34444May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused!H954H3637H1245H5315H5472H268H2659H2803H74515May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the LORD pursues them!H4671H6440H7307H4397H3068H17606May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the LORD strikes them down!H1870H2822H2519H4397H3068H72917Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me.H2600H2934H7568H7845H2600H2658H53158But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!H7722H935H3045H3808H7568H2934H3920H7722H53079Then I will be glad because of the LORD; I will be happy because he saved me.H5315H1523H3068H7797H344410With all my heart I will say to the LORD, "There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor."H6106H559H3068H5337H6041H2389H6041H34H149711Evil people testify against me and accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.H2555H5707H6965H7592H304512They pay me back evil for good, and I sink in despair.H7999H7451H2896H7908H531513But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low,H2470H3830H8242H6031H5315H6685H8605H7725H243614as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went around bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother.H1980H7453H251H7817H6937H57H51715But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.H6761H8055H622H5222H622H3045H7167H182616Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate.H2611H3934H4580H2786H812717How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions!H136H7200H7725H5315H7722H3173H371518Then I will thank you in the assembly of your people; I will praise you before them all.H3034H7227H6951H1984H6099H597119Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.H341H8267H8055H7169H5869H8130H260020They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people.H1696H7965H2803H4820H1697H7282H77621They accuse me, shouting, "We saw what you did!"H6310H7337H559H1889H1889H5869H720022But you, O LORD, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!H7200H3068H2790H136H736823Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.H5782H6974H4941H7379H430H13624You are righteous, O LORD, so declare me innocent; don't let my enemies gloat over me.H8199H3068H430H6664H805525Don't let them say to themselves, "We are rid of him! That's just what we wanted!"H559H3820H1889H5315H559H110426May those who gloat over my suffering be completely defeated and confused; may those who claim to be better than I am be covered with shame and disgrace.H954H2659H3162H8056H7451H3847H1322H3639H143127May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, "How great is the LORD! He is pleased with the success of his servant."H7442H8055H2655H6664H559H8548H3068H1431H2655H7965H565028Then I will proclaim your righteousness, and I will praise you all day long.H3956H1897H6664H8416H3117