Psalm 35:1-10

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹ Lord, oppose those who oppose me.
Fight against those who fight against me.
² Put on your armor and shield.^[a]
Rise up to help me.
³ Wield a spear and block the way^[b] of those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

⁴ May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame.
May those who plot to harm me be turned back and dismayed.
⁵ May they be like chaff driven by the wind.
May an angel of the Lord drive them away.
⁶ May their path be dark and slippery.
May an angel of the Lord pursue them.
⁷ Without cause they hid their net to catch me.
Without cause they dug a pit to trap me.
⁸ May devastation overtake him before he knows it.
May the net which he hid catch him.
May he fall into it to his own destruction.

⁹ Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord.
It will delight in his salvation.
¹⁰ All my bones^[c] will say, “Lord, who is like you?
You rescue the poor from the one too strong for him,
the poor and needy from the one who robs him.”