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Psalm 35:12-28
New International Version
Psalm 35:12-28
New International Version
12 They repay me evil for good(A)
and leave me like one bereaved.
13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth(B)
and humbled myself with fasting.(C)
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14 I went about mourning(D)
as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;(E)
assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
They slandered(F) me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[a](G)
they gnashed their teeth(H) at me.
17 How long,(I) Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their ravages,
my precious life(J) from these lions.(K)
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;(L)
among the throngs(M) I will praise you.(N)
19 Do not let those gloat over me
who are my enemies(O) without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason(P)
maliciously wink the eye.(Q)
20 They do not speak peaceably,
but devise false accusations(R)
against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer(S) at me and say, “Aha! Aha!(T)
With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 Lord, you have seen(U) this; do not be silent.
Do not be far(V) from me, Lord.
23 Awake,(W) and rise(X) to my defense!
Contend(Y) for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;
do not let them gloat(Z) over me.
25 Do not let them think, “Aha,(AA) just what we wanted!”
or say, “We have swallowed him up.”(AB)
26 May all who gloat(AC) over my distress(AD)
be put to shame(AE) and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me(AF)
be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 May those who delight in my vindication(AG)
shout for joy(AH) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
who delights(AI) in the well-being of his servant.”(AJ)
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,
Psalm 35:12-28
King James Version
Psalm 35:12-28
King James Version
12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
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