35[A psalm of David.] O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.H1732H7378H3068H3401H3898H38982Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.H2388H4043H6793H6965H58333Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!"H7324H2595H5462H7125H7291H559H5315H34444Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.H954H3637H1245H5315H5472H268H2659H2803H74515Blow them away like chaff in the wind—a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.H4671H6440H7307H4397H3068H17606Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.H1870H2822H2519H4397H3068H72917I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.H2600H2934H7568H7845H2600H2658H53158So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.H7722H935H3045H3808H7568H2934H3920H7722H53079Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.H5315H1523H3068H7797H344410With every bone in my body I will praise him. "LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"H6106H559H3068H5337H6041H2389H6041H34H149711Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.H2555H5707H6965H7592H304512They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.H7999H7451H2896H7908H531513Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.H2470H3830H8242H6031H5315H6685H8605H7725H243614I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.H1980H7453H251H7817H6937H57H51715But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don't even know; they slander me constantly.H6761H8055H622H5222H622H3045H7167H182616They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.H2611H3934H4580H2786H812717How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!H136H7200H7725H5315H7722H3173H371518Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.H3034H7227H6951H1984H6099H597119Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.H341H8267H8055H7169H5869H8130H260020They don't talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.H1696H7965H2803H4820H1697H7282H77621They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!"H6310H7337H559H1889H1889H5869H720022O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.H7200H3068H2790H136H736823Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.H5782H6974H4941H7379H430H13624Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.H8199H3068H430H6664H805525Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!"H559H3820H1889H5315H559H110426May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.H954H2659H3162H8056H7451H3847H1322H3639H143127But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"H7442H8055H2655H6664H559H8548H3068H1431H2655H7965H565028Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.H3956H1897H6664H8416H3117