Psalm 35:17-28

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the great assembly,
I will give you praise among huge crowds of people.
¹⁹ Don’t let those who are wrongfully my enemies
gloat over me;
and those who hate me unprovoked —
don’t let them smirk at me.

²⁰ For they don’t speak words of peace
but devise ways to deceive
the peaceful of the land.
²¹ They shout to accuse me, “Aha! Aha!
we saw you with our own eyes!”
²² You saw them, Adonai; don’t stay silent.
Adonai, don’t stay far away from me.

²³ Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord!
Defend me and my cause!
²⁴ Give judgment for me, Adonai, my God,
as your righteousness demands.

Don’t let them gloat over me.
²⁵ Don’t let them say to themselves,
“Aha! We got what we wanted!”
or say, “We swallowed them up!”
²⁶ May those who gloat over my distress
be disgraced and humiliated.
May those who aggrandize themselves at my expense
be covered with shame and confusion.

²⁷ But may those who delight in my righteousness
shout for joy and be glad!
Let them say always, “How great is Adonai,
who delights in the peace of his servant!”
²⁸ Then my tongue will tell of your righteousness
and praise you all day long.