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href="../psalms/34.htm" title="Psalm 34">◄</a> Psalm 35 <a href="../psalms/36.htm" title="Psalm 36">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/psalms/35.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmhdg">Psalm 35</p><p class="hebrewtitle">Of David.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Contend, <span class="name">Lord</span>, with those who contend with me;</p><p class="line2">fight against those who fight against me.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Take up shield and armor;</p><p class="line2">arise and come to my aid.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Brandish spear and javelin <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or and block the way">a</a></sup></span> </p><p class="line2">against those who pursue me.</p><p class="line1">Say to me,</p><p class="line2">“I am your salvation.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>May those who seek my life</p><p class="line2">be disgraced and put to shame;</p><p class="line1">may those who plot my ruin</p><p class="line2">be turned back in dismay.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>May they be like chaff before the wind,</p><p class="line2">with the angel of the <span class="name">Lord</span> driving them away;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>may their path be dark and slippery,</p><p class="line2">with the angel of the <span class="name">Lord</span> pursuing them.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Since they hid their net for me without cause</p><p class="line2">and without cause dug a pit for me,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>may ruin overtake them by surprise—</p><p class="line2">may the net they hid entangle them,</p><p class="line2">may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then my soul will rejoice in the <span class="name">Lord</span></p><p class="line2">and delight in his salvation.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My whole being will exclaim,</p><p class="line2">“Who is like you, <span class="name">Lord</span>?</p><p class="line1">You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,</p><p class="line2">the poor and needy from those who rob them.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Ruthless witnesses come forward;</p><p class="line2">they question me on things I know nothing about.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They repay me evil for good</p><p class="line2">and leave me like one bereaved.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth</p><p class="line2">and humbled myself with fasting.</p><p class="line1">When my prayers returned to me unanswered,</p> <p class="line2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I went about mourning</p><p class="line2">as though for my friend or brother.</p><p class="line1">I bowed my head in grief</p><p class="line2">as though weeping for my mother.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;</p><p class="line2">assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.</p><p class="line2">They slandered me without ceasing.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,">b</a></sup></span> </p><p class="line2">they gnashed their teeth at me.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>How long, Lord, will you look on?</p><p class="line2">Rescue me from their ravages,</p><p class="line2">my precious life from these lions.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I will give you thanks in the great assembly;</p><p class="line2">among the throngs I will praise you.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not let those gloat over me</p><p class="line2">who are my enemies without cause;</p><p class="line1">do not let those who hate me without reason</p><p class="line2">maliciously wink the eye.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>They do not speak peaceably,</p><p class="line2">but devise false accusations</p><p class="line2">against those who live quietly in the land.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha!</p><p class="line2">With our own eyes we have seen it.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><span class="name">Lord</span>, you have seen this; do not be silent.</p><p class="line2">Do not be far from me, Lord.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Awake, and rise to my defense!</p><p class="line2">Contend for me, my God and Lord.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Vindicate me in your righteousness, <span class="name">Lord</span> my God;</p><p class="line2">do not let them gloat over me.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!”</p><p class="line2">or say, “We have swallowed him up.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>May all who gloat over my distress</p><p class="line2">be put to shame and confusion;</p><p class="line1">may all who exalt themselves over me</p><p class="line2">be clothed with shame and disgrace.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>May those who delight in my vindication</p><p class="line2">shout for joy and gladness;</p><p class="line1">may they always say, “The <span class="name">Lord</span> be exalted,</p><p class="line2">who delights in the well-being of his servant.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/35-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,</p><p class="line2">your praises all day long.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>and block the way</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotebot">Septuagint; Hebrew may mean <i>Like an ungodly circle of mockers,</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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