164 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
164 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 35
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1. O LORD, oppose those who oppose me.
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Fight those who fight against me.
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2. Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
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Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
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3. Lift up your spear and javelin
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against those who pursue me.
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Let me hear you say,
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"I will give you victory!"
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4. Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
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turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
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5. Blow them away like chaff in the wind--
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a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.
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6. Make their path dark and slippery,
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with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
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7. I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
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I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
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8. So let sudden ruin come upon them!
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Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!
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Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.
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9. Then I will rejoice in the LORD.
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I will be glad because he rescues me.
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10. With every bone in my body I will praise him:
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"LORD, who can compare with you?
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Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
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Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"
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11. Malicious witnesses testify against me.
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They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
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12. They repay me evil for good.
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I am sick with despair.
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13. Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
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I denied myself by fasting for them,
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but my prayers returned unanswered.
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14. I was sad, as though they were my friends or family,
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as if I were grieving for my own mother.
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15. But they are glad now that I am in trouble;
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they gleefully join together against me.
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I am attacked by people I don't even know;
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they slander me constantly.
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16. They mock me and call me names;
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they snarl at me.
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17. How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
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Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
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Protect my life from these lions!
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18. Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.
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I will praise you before all the people.
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19. Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.
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Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
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20. They don't talk of peace;
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they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
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21. They shout, "Aha! Aha!
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With our own eyes we saw him do it!"
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22. O LORD, you know all about this.
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Do not stay silent.
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Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
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23. Wake up! Rise to my defense!
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Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
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24. Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice.
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Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
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25. Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted!
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Now we will eat him alive!"
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26. May those who rejoice at my troubles
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be humiliated and disgraced.
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May those who triumph over me
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be covered with shame and dishonor.
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27. But give great joy to those who came to my defense.
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Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD,
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who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"
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28. Then I will proclaim your justice,
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and I will praise you all day long.
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