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Contend with Those who Contend with Me

{[A Psalm] of David.} Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

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Great Is the Lord

Of David.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me!

2

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;

2

Take hold of shield and buckler
and rise for my help!

3

And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

3

Draw the spear and javelina
against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
“I am your salvation!”

4

Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

4

Let them be put to shame and dishonor
who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
who devise evil against me!

5

Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;

5

Let them be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away!

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Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

6

Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

7

For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul.

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For without cause they hid their net for me;
without cause they dug a pit for my life.b

8

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

8

Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it!
And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it — to his destruction!

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And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

9

Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,
exulting in his salvation.

10

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

10

All my bones shall say,
“O Lord, who is like you,
delivering the poor
from him who is too strong for him,
the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

11

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

11

Maliciousc witnesses rise up;
they ask me of things that I do not know.

12

They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.

12

They repay me evil for good;
my soul is bereft.d

13

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:

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But I, when they were sick —
I wore sackcloth;
I afflicted myself with fasting;
I prayed with head bowede on my chest.

14

I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.

14

I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;
as one who laments his mother,
I bowed down in mourning.

15

But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:

15

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
they gathered together against me;
wretches whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;

16

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

16

like profane mockers at a feast,f
they gnash at me with their teeth.

17

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.

17

How long, O Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their destruction,
my precious life from the lions!

18

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.

18

I will thank you in the great congregation;
in the mighty throng I will praise you.

19

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

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Let not those rejoice over me
who are wrongfully my foes,
and let not those wink the eye
who hate me without cause.

20

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

20

For they do not speak peace,
but against those who are quiet in the land
they devise words of deceit.

21

And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].

21

They open wide their mouths against me;
they say, “Aha, Aha!
Our eyes have seen it!”

22

Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

22

You have seen, O Lord; be not silent!
O Lord, be not far from me!

23

Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!

23

Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,
for my cause, my God and my Lord!

24

Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.

24

Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,
according to your righteousness,
and let them not rejoice over me!

25

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

25

Let them not say in their hearts,
“Aha, our heart’s desire!”
Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

26

Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
who magnify themselves against me!

27

Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

27

Let those who delight in my righteousness
shout for joy and be glad
and say evermore,
“Great is the Lord,
who delights in the welfare of his servant!”

28

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, [and] of thy praise, all the day.

28

Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all the day long.

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