78 lines
2.7 KiB
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78 lines
2.7 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 35
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1 Oppose my opponents, Lord;
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fight those who fight me.
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2 Take your shields—large and small—
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and come to my aid.
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3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,
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and assure me, “I am your deliverance.”
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4 Let those who intend to take my life
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be disgraced and humiliated;
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let those who plan to harm me
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be turned back and ashamed.
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5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,
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with the angel of the Lord driving them away.
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6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
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with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
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7 They hid their net for me without cause;
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they dug a pit for me without cause.
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8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
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and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
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let him fall into it—to his ruin.
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9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord;
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I will delight in his deliverance.
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10 All my bones will say,
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“Lord, who is like you,
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rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
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the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
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11 Malicious witnesses come forward;
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they question me about things I do not know.
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12 They repay me evil for good,
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making me desolate.
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13 Yet when they were sick,
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my clothing was sackcloth;
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I humbled myself with fasting,
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and my prayer was genuine.
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14 I went about mourning as if for my friend or brother;
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I was bowed down with grief,
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like one mourning for a mother.
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15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
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they gathered against me.
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Assailants I did not know
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tore at me and did not stop.
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16 With godless mockery
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they gnashed their teeth at me.
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17 Lord, how long will you look on?
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Rescue me from their ravages;
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rescue my precious life from the young lions.
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18 I will praise you in the great assembly;
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I will exalt you among many people.
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19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
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do not let those who hate me without cause
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wink at me maliciously.
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20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
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but contrive fraudulent schemes
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against those who live peacefully in the land.
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21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
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“Aha, aha! We saw it!”
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22 You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
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Lord, do not be far from me.
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23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
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to my cause, my God and my Lord!
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24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,
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in keeping with your righteousness,
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and do not let them rejoice over me.
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25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
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“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
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Do not let them say,
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“We have swallowed him up!”
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26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
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be disgraced and humiliated;
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let those who exalt themselves over me
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be clothed with shame and reproach.
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27 Let those who want my vindication
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shout for joy and be glad;
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let them continually say,
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“The Lord be exalted.
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He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”
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28 And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness,
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your praise all day long. |