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Psalm 35:17-28
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 35:17-28
New American Standard Bible
17 Lord, (A)how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul (B)from their ravages,
My (C)only life from the lions.
18 I will (D)give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will (E)praise You among a mighty people.
19 (F)Do not let those who are wrongfully (G)my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those (H)who hate me for no reason [a](I)wink maliciously.
20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise (J)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They (K)opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “(L)Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it!”
22 (M)You have seen it, Lord, (N)do not keep silent;
Lord, (O)do not be far from me.
23 (P)Stir Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 (Q)Judge me, Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,
And (R)do not let them rejoice over me.
25 Do not let them say in their heart, “(S)Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have (T)swallowed him up!”
26 May (U)those be ashamed and altogether humiliated who rejoice at my distress;
May those who (V)exalt themselves over me be (W)clothed with shame and dishonor.
27 May those (X)shout for joy and rejoice, who take delight in (Y)my vindication;
And (Z)may they say continually, “The Lord be exalted,
Who (AA)delights in the prosperity of His servant.”
28 And (AB)my tongue shall proclaim Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:19 Or wink the eye
Psalm 35:17-28
New Living Translation
Psalm 35:17-28
New Living Translation
17 How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
Protect my life from these lions!
18 Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.
I will praise you before all the people.
19 Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.
Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
20 They don’t talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
21 They shout, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!”
22 O Lord, you know all about this.
Do not stay silent.
Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
23 Wake up! Rise to my defense!
Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
24 Declare me not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice.
Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
25 Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!”
26 May those who rejoice at my troubles
be humiliated and disgraced.
May those who triumph over me
be covered with shame and dishonor.
27 But give great joy to those who came to my defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord,
who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”
28 Then I will proclaim your justice,
and I will praise you all day long.
Psalm 35:17-28
New International Version
Psalm 35:17-28
New International Version
17 How long,(A) Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their ravages,
my precious life(B) from these lions.(C)
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;(D)
among the throngs(E) I will praise you.(F)
19 Do not let those gloat over me
who are my enemies(G) without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason(H)
maliciously wink the eye.(I)
20 They do not speak peaceably,
but devise false accusations(J)
against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer(K) at me and say, “Aha! Aha!(L)
With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 Lord, you have seen(M) this; do not be silent.
Do not be far(N) from me, Lord.
23 Awake,(O) and rise(P) to my defense!
Contend(Q) for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;
do not let them gloat(R) over me.
25 Do not let them think, “Aha,(S) just what we wanted!”
or say, “We have swallowed him up.”(T)
26 May all who gloat(U) over my distress(V)
be put to shame(W) and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me(X)
be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 May those who delight in my vindication(Y)
shout for joy(Z) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
who delights(AA) in the well-being of his servant.”(AB)
Psalm 35:17-28
King James Version
Psalm 35:17-28
King James Version
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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