Psalm 35-36

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.^(D)
5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.^(E)
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.^(F)
7 They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.^(G)
8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.^(H)

⁹ Then I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will delight in His deliverance.^(I)
10 My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,^(J)
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”^(K)

¹¹ Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.^(L)
12 They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.^(M)
13 Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.^[a](N)
14 I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning a mother.^(O)
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.^(P)
16 With godless mockery^[b]
they gnashed their teeth at me.^(Q)

¹⁷ Lord, how long will You look on?^(R)
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.^(S)
18 I will praise You in the great congregation;
I will exalt You among many people.^(T)
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause^(U)
look at me maliciously.^(V)
20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes^[c]
against those who live peacefully in the land.^(W)
21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!”^[d](X)

²² You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.^(Y)
23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord!^(Z)
24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.^(AA)
25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!”^(AB)
26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.^(AC)

²⁷ Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”^(AD)
28 And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,
Your praise all day long.^(AE)

⁵ Lord, Your faithful love reaches to heaven,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.^(AL)
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments, like the deepest sea.^(AM)
Lord, You preserve man and beast.^(AN)
7 God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.^(AO)
8 They are filled from the abundance of Your house;
You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,^(AP)
9 for with You is life’s fountain.^(AQ)
In Your light we will see light.^(AR)

¹⁰ Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.^(AS)
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.^(AT)
12 There the evildoers fall;
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.^(AU)