Psalm 35:15-28

Amplified Bible

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But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me];
The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me;
They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
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Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice].

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Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
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I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty people.
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Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].^(A)
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For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.
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They open their mouths wide against me;
They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

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You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent.
O Lord, do not be far from me.
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Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
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Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice;
And do not let them rejoice over me.
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Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, that is what we wanted!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up and destroyed him.”
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Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

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Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication and want what is right for me;
Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
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And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness (justice),
And Your praise all the day long.