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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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer for Protection from Enemies</h3>1Fight my enemies, Lord!Attack my attackers!2Shield me and help me.3Aim your spear at everyonewho hunts me down,but promise to save me.4Let all who want to kill mebe disgracedand put to shame.Chase away and confuseall who plan to harm me.5Send your angel after themand let them be like strawin the wind.6Make them run in the darkon a slippery road,as your angel chases them.7I did them no harm,but they hid a netto trap me,and they dug a deep pitto catch and kill me.8<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Surprise them with disaster!Trap them in their own netsand let them fall and rotin the pits they have dug.9I will celebrate and be joyfulbecause you, Lord,have saved me.10Every bone in my bodywill shout:“No one is like the Lord!”You protect the helplessfrom those in power;you save the poor and needyfrom those who hurt them.11Liars accuse me of crimesI know nothing about.12They repay evil for good,and I feel all alone.13When they were sick,I wore sackcloth<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.13!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and went without food.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.13!f.2" class="notelink f-link">+</a> I truly prayed for them,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.13!f.3" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 14as I would for a friendor a relative.I was in sorrow and mourned,as I would for my mother.15I have stumbled,and worthless liarsI don't even knowsurround me and sneer.16Worthless people make fun<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.16!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and never stop laughing.17But all you do is watch!When will you do something?Save me from the attackof those vicious lions.18And when your people meet,I will praise youand thank you, Lord,in front of them all.19<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.35.19!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Don't let my brutal enemiesbe glad because of me.They hate me for no reason.Don't let them winkbehind my back.20They say hurtful things,and they lie to peoplewho want to live in peace.21They are quick to accuse me.They say, “You did it!We saw you ourselves.”22You see everything, Lord!Please don't keep silentor stay so far away.23Fight to defend me, Lord God,24and prove that I am rightby your standards.Don't let them laugh at me25or say to each other,“Now we've got what we want!We'll gobble him up!”26Disappoint and confuseall who are gladto see me in trouble;disgrace and embarrassmy proud enemies who say to me,“You are nothing!”27Let all who want me to winbe happy and joyful.From now on let them say,“The Lord is wonderful!God is glad when all goes wellfor his servant.”28Then I will shout all day,“Praise the Lord God!He did what was right.”</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">35.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sackcloth: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 30.11.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">35.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">went without food: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">People sometimes went without food (called “fasting”) to show sorrow.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">35.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">I … them: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “My prayer wasn't answered, but I prayed.”</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">35.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Worthless … fun: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 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