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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:
{[A Psalm] of David.} Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:
Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.
Fight against those who fight against me.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;
Take hold of buckler and shield
And rise up for my help.
And rise up for my help.
And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
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:
Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;
Let them be like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.
Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul.
For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.
Let destruction come upon him unawares,
And let the net which he hid catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.
And let the net which he hid catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.
And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.
And my soul shall rejoice in the LORD;
It shall exult in His salvation.
It shall exult in His salvation.
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!
All my bones will say, “LORD, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.
Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.
They ask me of things that I do not know.
They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.
They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.
To the bereavement of my soul.
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:
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
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.
I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
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:
But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.
With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.
Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth.
They gnashed at me with their teeth.
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.
Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions.
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions.
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.
I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty throng.
I will praise You among a mighty throng.
Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.
Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.
For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].
They opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
They said, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
You have seen it, O LORD, do not keep silent;
O Lord, do not be far from me.
O Lord, do not be far from me.
Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness,
And do not let them rejoice over me.
And do not let them rejoice over me.
Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
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.
Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.
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.
Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;
And let them say continually, “The LORD be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”
And let them say continually, “The LORD be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”