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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:19 Or wink the eye

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.

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