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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!
Of David.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who 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 rise for my help!
and rise for my help!
Take hold of buckler and shield
And rise up for my help.
And rise up for my help.
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 dishonor
who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
who devise evil against me!
who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
who devise evil against me!
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 like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
with the angel of the Lord driving 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,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!
with the angel of the Lord pursuing 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 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 when he does not know it!
And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it — to his destruction!
And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it — to his destruction!
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.
Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,
exulting in his salvation.
exulting 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,
“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?”
“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?”
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?”
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 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 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 went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;
as one who laments his mother,
I bowed down in mourning.
as one who laments his mother,
I bowed down in mourning.
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 stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
they gathered together against me;
wretches whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;
they gathered together against me;
wretches whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;
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.
Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth.
They gnashed at me with their teeth.
How long, O Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their destruction,
my precious life from the lions!
Rescue me from their destruction,
my precious life from the 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 thank you in the great congregation;
in the mighty throng I will praise you.
in the mighty throng I will praise you.
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 those rejoice over me
who are wrongfully my foes,
and let not those wink the eye
who hate me without cause.
who are wrongfully my foes,
and let not those wink the eye
who 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 do not speak peace,
but against those who are quiet in the land
they devise words of deceit.
but against those who are quiet in the land
they devise words of deceit.
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.
They open wide their mouths against me;
they say, “Aha, Aha!
Our eyes have seen it!”
they say, “Aha, Aha!
Our eyes have 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!”
You have seen, O Lord; be not silent!
O Lord, be not far from me!
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.
Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,
for my cause, my God and my Lord!
for my cause, my God and my 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.
Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,
according to your righteousness,
and let them not rejoice over me!
according to your 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 hearts,
“Aha, our heart’s desire!”
Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
“Aha, our heart’s desire!”
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 put to shame and disappointed altogether
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
who magnify themselves against me!
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
who 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 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!”
shout for joy and be glad
and say evermore,
“Great is the Lord,
who delights in the welfare 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.”