Of David. Contend with my opponents , O LORD ; ... fight against those ... who fight against me.
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Take up Your shield and buckler ; arise and come to my aid.
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Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers ; say to my soul : “ I (am) your salvation. ”
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May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame ; may those who plan to harm me be driven back ... and confounded.
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May they be like chaff in the wind , as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
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May their path be dark and slick , as the angel of the LORD pursues.
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For without cause they laid their net without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
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May ruin befall them by surprise ... ; may the net - they hid ensnare them ; may they fall the hazard (they created).
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Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
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All my bones will exclaim , “ Who is like You , O LORD , who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor , the poor and needy from the robber ? ”
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Hostile witnesses come forward ; they make charges - I know nothing {about}.
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They repay me evil for good , (to) the bereavement of my soul.
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Yet when they were ill , I put on sackcloth ; I humbled myself with fasting , but my prayers returned unanswered ....
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I paced about as for my friend or brother I was bowed down with grief , like one mourning (for his) mother.
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But when I stumbled , they assembled in glee ; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
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Like godless jesters at a feast , they gnashed their teeth at me.
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How long , O Lord , will You look on ? Rescue my soul from their ravages , my precious life from these lions.
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Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly ; I will praise You among many people.
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Let not my enemies gloat without cause , (nor) those who hate me without reason wink in malice ....
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For they do not speak peace , but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
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They gape ... at me and say , “ Aha , aha ! Our eyes have seen ! ”
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O LORD , You have seen it ; be not silent. O Lord , be not far from me.
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Awake and rise to my defense , to my cause , my God and my Lord !
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Vindicate me by Your righteousness , O LORD my God , and do not let them gloat
Let them not say in their hearts , “ Aha , just what we wanted ! ” Let them not say , “ We have swallowed him up ! ”
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded ... ; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness ; may they always say , “ Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being. ”
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness (and) Your praises all day long.