1 A Psalm of David * h1732. Plead * h7378 h8798 my cause , O LORD * h3068, with them that strive * h3401 with me: fight * h3898 h8798 against them that fight * h3898 h8802 against me.
2 Take hold * h2388 h8685 of shield * h4043 and buckler * h6793, and stand up * h6965 h8798 for mine help * h5833.
3 Draw out * h7324 h8685 also the spear * h2595, and stop * h5462 h8798 the way against * h7125 h8800 them that persecute * h7291 h8802 me: say * h559 h8798 unto my soul * h5315, I am thy salvation * h3444.
4 Let them be confounded * h954 h8799 and put to shame * h3637 h8735 that seek * h1245 h8764 after my soul * h5315: let them be turned * h5472 h8735 back * h268 and brought to confusion * h2659 h8799 that devise * h2803 h8802 my hurt * h7451.
5 Let them be as chaff * h4671 before * h6440 the wind * h7307: and let the angel * h4397 of the LORD * h3068 chase * h1760 h8802 them .
6 Let their way * h1870 be dark * h2822 and slippery * h2519: and let the angel * h4397 of the LORD * h3068 persecute * h7291 h8802 them. dark...: Heb. darkness and slipperiness
7 For without cause * h2600 have they hid * h2934 h8804 for me their net * h7568 in a pit * h7845, which without cause * h2600 they have digged * h2658 h8804 for my soul * h5315.
8 Let destruction * h7722 come * h935 h8799 upon him at unawares * h3045 h8799 * h3808; and let his net * h7568 that he hath hid * h2934 h8804 catch * h3920 h8799 himself: into that very destruction * h7722 let him fall * h5307 h8799. at...: Heb. which he knoweth not of
9 And my soul * h5315 shall be joyful * h1523 h8799 in the LORD * h3068: it shall rejoice * h7797 h8799 in his salvation * h3444.
10 All my bones * h6106 shall say * h559 h8799, LORD * h3068, who is like unto thee, which deliverest * h5337 h8688 the poor * h6041 from him that is too strong * h2389 for him, yea, the poor * h6041 and the needy * h34 from him that spoileth * h1497 h8802 him?
11 False * h2555 witnesses * h5707 did rise up * h6965 h8799; they laid to my charge * h7592 h8799 things that I knew * h3045 h8804 not. False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong they...: Heb. they asked me
12 They rewarded * h7999 h8762 me evil * h7451 for good * h2896 to the spoiling * h7908 of my soul * h5315. spoiling: Heb. depriving
13 But as for me, when they were sick * h2470 h8800, my clothing * h3830 was sackcloth * h8242: I humbled * h6031 h8765 my soul * h5315 with fasting * h6685; and my prayer * h8605 returned * h7725 h8799 into mine own bosom * h2436. humbled: or, afflicted
14 I behaved * h1980 h8694 myself as though he had been my friend * h7453 or brother * h251: I bowed down * h7817 h8804 heavily * h6937 h8802, as one that mourneth * h57 for his mother * h517. behaved myself: Heb. walked as though...: Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me
15 But in mine adversity * h6761 they rejoiced * h8055 h8804, and gathered themselves together * h622 h8738: yea , the abjects * h5222 gathered themselves together * h622 h8738 against me, and I knew * h3045 h8804 it not; they did tear * h7167 h8804 me , and ceased * h1826 h8804 not: adversity: Heb. halting
16 With hypocritical * h2611 mockers * h3934 in feasts * h4580, they gnashed * h2786 h8800 upon me with their teeth * h8127.
17 Lord * h136, how long wilt thou look on * h7200 h8799? rescue * h7725 h8685 my soul * h5315 from their destructions * h7722, my darling * h3173 from the lions * h3715. darling: Heb. only one
18 I will give thee thanks * h3034 h8686 in the great * h7227 congregation * h6951: I will praise * h1984 h8762 thee among much * h6099 people * h5971. much: Heb. strong
19 Let not them that are mine enemies * h341 h8802 wrongfully * h8267 rejoice * h8055 h8799 over me: neither let them wink * h7169 h8799 with the eye * h5869 that hate * h8130 h8802 me without a cause * h2600. wrongfully: Heb. falsely
20 For they speak * h1696 h8762 not peace * h7965: but they devise * h2803 h8799 deceitful * h4820 matters * h1697 against them that are quiet * h7282 in the land * h776.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth * h6310 wide * h7337 h8686 against me, and said * h559 h8804, Aha * h1889, aha * h1889, our eye * h5869 hath seen * h7200 h8804 it .
22 This thou hast seen * h7200 h8804, O LORD * h3068: keep not silence * h2790 h8799: O Lord * h136, be not far * h7368 h8799 from me.
23 Stir up * h5782 h8685 thyself, and awake * h6974 h8685 to my judgment * h4941, even unto my cause * h7379, my God * h430 and my Lord * h136.
24 Judge * h8199 h8798 me, O LORD * h3068 my God * h430, according to thy righteousness * h6664; and let them not rejoice * h8055 h8799 over me.
25 Let them not say * h559 h8799 in their hearts * h3820, Ah * h1889, so would we have it * h5315: let them not say * h559 h8799, We have swallowed him up * h1104 h8765. Ah...: Heb. Ah, ah, our soul
26 Let them be ashamed * h954 h8799 and brought to confusion * h2659 h8799 together * h3162 that rejoice * h8056 at mine hurt * h7451: let them be clothed * h3847 h8799 with shame * h1322 and dishonour * h3639 that magnify * h1431 h8688 themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy * h7442 h8799, and be glad * h8055 h8799, that favour * h2655 my righteous cause * h6664: yea, let them say * h559 h8799 continually * h8548, Let the LORD * h3068 be magnified * h1431 h8799, which hath pleasure * h2655 in the prosperity * h7965 of his servant * h5650. righteous...: Heb. righteousness
28 And my tongue * h3956 shall speak * h1897 h8799 of thy righteousness * h6664 and of thy praise * h8416 all the day * h3117 long.