Psalm 35 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

A Psalm of David.

35 Contend, O Lord, with those who (A)contend with me;
Fight against those who (B)fight against me.
2 Take hold of [a](C)buckler and shield
And rise up for (D)my help.
3 Draw also the spear and [b]the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am (E)your salvation.”
4 Let those be (F)ashamed and dishonored who seek my [c]life;
Let those be (G)turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
5 Let them be (H)like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
6 Let their way be dark and (I)slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 For (J)without cause they (K)hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a [d]pit for my soul.
8 Let (L)destruction come upon him unawares,
And (M)let the net which he hid catch himself;
Into that very (N)destruction let him fall.

9 And my soul shall (O)rejoice in the Lord;
It shall (P)exult in His salvation.
10 All my (Q)bones will say, “Lord, (R)who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him (S)who is too strong for him,
And (T)the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
11 (U)Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.
12 They (V)repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.
13 But as for me, (W)when they were sick, my (X)clothing was sackcloth;
I (Y)humbled my soul with fasting,
And my (Z)prayer kept returning to my bosom.
14 I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I (AA)bowed down [e]mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
15 But (AB)at my [f]stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The [g](AC)smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They [h](AD)slandered me without ceasing.
16 Like godless jesters at a feast,
They (AE)gnashed at me with their teeth.

17 Lord, (AF)how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul (AG)from their ravages,
My (AH)only life from the lions.
18 I will (AI)give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will (AJ)praise You among a mighty throng.
19 (AK)Do not let those who are wrongfully (AL)my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those (AM)who hate me without cause [i](AN)wink maliciously.
20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise (AO)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They (AP)opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “(AQ)Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

22 (AR)You have seen it, O Lord, (AS)do not keep silent;
O Lord, (AT)do not be far from me.
23 (AU)Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 (AV)Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,
And (AW)do not let them rejoice over me.
25 Do not let them say in their heart, “(AX)Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have (AY)swallowed him up!”
26 Let (AZ)those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be (BA)clothed with shame and dishonor who (BB)magnify themselves over me.

27 Let them (BC)shout for joy and rejoice, who favor (BD)my vindication;
And (BE)let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,
Who (BF)delights in the prosperity of His servant.”
28 And (BG)my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:2 I.e. small shield
  2. Psalm 35:3 Or close up the path against those
  3. Psalm 35:4 Or soul
  4. Psalm 35:7 Pit has been transposed from line above
  5. Psalm 35:14 Or dressed in black
  6. Psalm 35:15 Or limping
  7. Psalm 35:15 Or smitten ones
  8. Psalm 35:15 Lit tore
  9. Psalm 35:19 Or wink the eye

Cross references

  1. Psalm 35:1 : Ps 18:43; Is 49:25
  2. Psalm 35:1 : Ps 56:2
  3. Psalm 35:2 : Ps 91:4
  4. Psalm 35:2 : Ps 44:26
  5. Psalm 35:3 : Ps 62:2
  6. Psalm 35:4 : Ps 70:2
  7. Psalm 35:4 : Ps 40:14; 129:5
  8. Psalm 35:5 : Job 21:18; Ps 83:13; Is 29:5
  9. Psalm 35:6 : Ps 73:18; Jer 23:12
  10. Psalm 35:7 : Ps 69:4; 109:3; 140:5
  11. Psalm 35:7 : Ps 9:15
  12. Psalm 35:8 : Ps 55:23; Is 47:11; 1 Thess 5:3
  13. Psalm 35:8 : Ps 9:15
  14. Psalm 35:8 : Ps 73:18
  15. Psalm 35:9 : Is 61:10
  16. Psalm 35:9 : Ps 9:14; 13:5; Luke 1:47
  17. Psalm 35:10 : Ps 51:8
  18. Psalm 35:10 : Ex 15:11; Ps 86:8; Mic 7:18
  19. Psalm 35:10 : Ps 18:17
  20. Psalm 35:10 : Ps 37:14; 109:16
  21. Psalm 35:11 : Ps 27:12
  22. Psalm 35:12 : Ps 38:20; 109:5; Jer 18:20; John 10:32
  23. Psalm 35:13 : Job 30:25
  24. Psalm 35:13 : Ps 69:11
  25. Psalm 35:13 : Ps 69:10
  26. Psalm 35:13 : Matt 10:13; Luke 10:6
  27. Psalm 35:14 : Ps 38:6
  28. Psalm 35:15 : Obad 12
  29. Psalm 35:15 : Job 30:1, 8, 12
  30. Psalm 35:15 : Ps 7:2
  31. Psalm 35:16 : Job 16:9; Ps 37:12; Lam 2:16
  32. Psalm 35:17 : Ps 13:1; Hab 1:13
  33. Psalm 35:17 : Ps 35:7
  34. Psalm 35:17 : Ps 22:20, 21
  35. Psalm 35:18 : Ps 22:22
  36. Psalm 35:18 : Ps 22:25
  37. Psalm 35:19 : Ps 13:4; 30:1; 38:16
  38. Psalm 35:19 : Ps 38:19; 69:4
  39. Psalm 35:19 : John 15:25
  40. Psalm 35:19 : Prov 6:13; 10:10
  41. Psalm 35:20 : Ps 55:21; Jer 9:8; Mic 6:12
  42. Psalm 35:21 : Job 16:10; Ps 22:13
  43. Psalm 35:21 : Ps 40:15; 70:3
  44. Psalm 35:22 : Ex 3:7; Ps 10:14
  45. Psalm 35:22 : Ps 28:1
  46. Psalm 35:22 : Ps 10:1; 22:11; 38:21; 71:12
  47. Psalm 35:23 : Ps 7:6; 44:23; 59:4; 80:2
  48. Psalm 35:24 : Ps 9:4; 26:1; 43:1
  49. Psalm 35:24 : Ps 35:19
  50. Psalm 35:25 : Ps 35:21
  51. Psalm 35:25 : Ps 56:1; 124:3; Prov 1:12; Lam 2:16
  52. Psalm 35:26 : Ps 40:14
  53. Psalm 35:26 : Ps 109:29
  54. Psalm 35:26 : Job 19:5; Ps 38:16
  55. Psalm 35:27 : Ps 32:11
  56. Psalm 35:27 : Ps 9:4
  57. Psalm 35:27 : Ps 40:16; 70:4
  58. Psalm 35:27 : Ps 147:11; 149:4
  59. Psalm 35:28 : Ps 51:14; 71:15, 24

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