1 A Psalm of David 1732. Plead 7378 my cause, O LORD 3068, with them that strive 3401 with me: fight 3898 against them that fight 3898 against me.
2 Take hold 2388 of shield 4043 and buckler 6793, and stand up 6965 for mine help 5833.
3 Draw out 7324 also the spear 2595, and stop 5462 the way against 7125 them that persecute 7291 me: say 559 unto my soul 5315, I am thy salvation 3444.
4 Let them be confounded 954 and put to shame 3637 that seek 1245 after my soul 5315: let them be turned 5472 back 268 and brought to confusion 2659 that devise 2803 my hurt 7451.
5 Let them be as chaff 4671 before 6440 the wind 7307: and let the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 chase 1760 them.
6 Let their way 1870 be dark 2822 and slippery 2519: and let the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 persecute 7291 them.
7 For without cause 2600 have they hid 2934 for me their net 7568 in a pit 7845, which without cause 2600 they have digged 2658 for my soul 5315.
8 Let destruction 7722 come 935 upon him at unawares 3045 3808; and let his net 7568 that he hath hid 2934 catch 3920 himself: into that very destruction 7722 let him fall 5307.
9 And my soul 5315 shall be joyful 1523 in the LORD 3068: it shall rejoice 7797 in his salvation 3444.
10 All my bones 6106 shall say 559, LORD 3068, who is like unto thee, which deliverest 5337 the poor 6041 from him that is too strong 2389 for him, yea, the poor 6041 and the needy 34 from him that spoileth 1497 him?
11 False 2555 witnesses 5707 did rise up 6965; they laid to my charge 7592 things that I knew 3045 not.
12 They rewarded 7999 me evil 7451 for good 2896 to the spoiling 7908 of my soul 5315.
13 But as for me, when they were sick 2470, my clothing 3830 was sackcloth 8242: I humbled 6031 my soul 5315 with fasting 6685; and my prayer 8605 returned 7725 into mine own bosom 2436.
14 I behaved 1980 myself as though he had been my friend 7453 or brother 251: I bowed down 7817 heavily 6937, as one that mourneth 57 for his mother 517.
15 But in mine adversity 6761 they rejoiced 8055, and gathered themselves together 622: yea, the abjects 5222 gathered themselves together 622 against me, and I knew 3045 it not; they did tear 7167 me, and ceased 1826 not:
16 With hypocritical 2611 mockers 3934 in feasts 4580, they gnashed 2786 upon me with their teeth 8127.
17 Lord 136, how long wilt thou look on 7200? rescue 7725 my soul 5315 from their destructions 7722, my darling 3173 from the lions 3715.
18 I will give thee thanks 3034 in the great 7227 congregation 6951: I will praise 1984 thee among much 6099 people 5971.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies 341 wrongfully 8267 rejoice 8055 over me: neither let them wink 7169 with the eye 5869 that hate 8130 me without a cause 2600.
20 For they speak 1696 not peace 7965: but they devise 2803 deceitful 4820 matters 1697 against them that are quiet 7282 in the land 776.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth 6310 wide 7337 against me, and said 559, Aha 1889, aha 1889, our eye 5869 hath seen 7200 it.
22 This thou hast seen 7200, O LORD 3068: keep not silence 2790: O Lord 136, be not far 7368 from me.
23 Stir up 5782 thyself, and awake 6974 to my judgment 4941, even unto my cause 7379, my God 430 and my Lord 136.
24 Judge 8199 me, O LORD 3068 my God 430, according to thy righteousness 6664; and let them not rejoice 8055 over me.
25 Let them not say 559 in their hearts 3820, Ah 1889, so would 5315 we have it: let them not say 559, We have swallowed him up 1104.
26 Let them be ashamed 954 and brought to confusion 2659 together 3162 that rejoice 8056 at mine hurt 7451: let them be clothed 3847 with shame 1322 and dishonour 3639 that magnify 1431 themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy 7442, and be glad 8055, that favour 2655 my righteous cause 6664: yea, let them say 559 continually 8548, Let the LORD 3068 be magnified 1431, which hath pleasure 2655 in the prosperity 7965 of his servant 5650.
28 And my tongue 3956 shall speak 1897 of thy righteousness 6664 and of thy praise 8416 all the day 3117 long.