35{[A Psalm] of David.} Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.H1732H7378H3068H3401H3898H38982Take hold of buckler and shield, And rise up for my help.H2388H4043H6793H6965H58333Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."H7324H2595H5462H7125H7291H559H5315H34444Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.H954H3637H1245H5315H5472H268H2659H2803H74515Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving [them] on.H4671H6440H7307H4397H3068H17606Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.H1870H2822H2519H4397H3068H72917For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.H2600H2934H7568H7845H2600H2658H53158Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.H7722H935H3045H3808H7568H2934H3920H7722H53079And my soul shall rejoice in the LORD; It shall exult in His salvation.H5315H1523H3068H7797H344410All my bones will say, "LORD, who is like Thee, Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?"H6106H559H3068H5337H6041H2389H6041H34H149711Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know.H2555H5707H6965H7592H304512They repay me evil for good, [To] the bereavement of my soul.H7999H7451H2896H7908H531513But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting; And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.H2470H3830H8242H6031H5315H6685H8605H7725H243614I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.H1980H7453H251H7817H6937H57H51715But at my stumbling they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.H6761H8055H622H5222H622H3045H7167H182616Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth.H2611H3934H4580H2786H812717Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only [life] from the lions.H136H7200H7725H5315H7722H3173H371518I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a mighty throng.H3034H7227H6951H1984H6099H597119Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Neither let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.H341H8267H8055H7169H5869H8130H260020For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.H1696H7965H2803H4820H1697H7282H77621And they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, "Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!"H6310H7337H559H1889H1889H5869H720022Thou hast seen it, O LORD, do not keep silent; O Lord, do not be far from me.H7200H3068H2790H136H736823Stir up Thyself, and awake to my right, And to my cause, my God and my Lord.H5782H6974H4941H7379H430H13624Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Thy righteousness; And do not let them rejoice over me.H8199H3068H430H6664H805525Do not let them say in their heart, "Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"H559H3820H1889H5315H559H110426Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.H954H2659H3162H8056H7451H3847H1322H3639H143127Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; And let them say continually, "The LORD be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant."H7442H8055H2655H6664H559H8548H3068H1431H2655H7965H565028And my tongue shall declare Thy righteousness [And] Thy praise all day long.H3956H1897H6664H8416H3117