Psalm 35:1-8

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Psalm 35

Of David.

¹Contend,^(A) Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight^(B) against those who fight against me.
²Take up shield^(C) and armor;
    arise^(D) and come to my aid.^(E)
³Brandish spear^(F) and javelin^[a]^(G)
    against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
    “I am your salvation.^(H)”

⁴May those who seek my life^(I)
    be disgraced^(J) and put to shame;^(K)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back^(L) in dismay.
⁵May they be like chaff^(M) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord^(N) driving them away;
⁶may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

⁷Since they hid their net^(O) for me without cause^(P)
    and without cause dug a pit^(Q) for me,
⁸may ruin overtake them by surprise—^(R)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,^(S) to their ruin.

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Footnotes

Psalm 35:3 Or and block the way

Isaiah 40:2

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²Speak tenderly^(A) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service^(B) has been completed,^(C)
    that her sin has been paid for,^(D)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double^(E) for all her sins.

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Isaiah 40:2 in all English translations

Jeremiah 12:3

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³Yet you know me, Lord;
you see me and test^(A) my thoughts about you.
Drag them off like sheep^(B) to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!^(C)