(NLT) Psalms 35 : 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 3 Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!"
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 5 Blow them away like chaff in the wind--a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 6 Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 7 I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 8 So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 9 Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 10 With every bone in my body I will praise him: "LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 11 Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 12 They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 13 Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 14 I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 15 But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don't even know; they slander me constantly.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 16 They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 17 How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 18 Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 19 Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 20 They don't talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 21 They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!"
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 22 O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 23 Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 24 Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 25 Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!"
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 26 May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 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!"
(NLT) Psalms 35 : 28 Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.