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Psalms 34
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1(35) [A Psalm] of David. Judge you, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.
1By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
3Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.
3Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”
4Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.
4Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
5Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them .
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.
7For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.
7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
8Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.
8Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
9But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.
9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
10All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to you? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yes, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.
10All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
11Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.
11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
12They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.
12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
13But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
14I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbor [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.
14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
15Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.
15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
16They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.
16Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.
17O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, my only-begotten one from the lions.
17Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.
18I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you .
18I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
19Let not them that are my enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.
19Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
20For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.
20For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].
21Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”
22You have seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [yourself] from me.
22You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.
23Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.
23Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
24Judge me, O Lord, according to your righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.
24Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.
25Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.
25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.
26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
27Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.
27Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
28And my tongue shall meditate on your righteousness , [and] on your praise all the day .
28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.