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Psalms
35
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A psalm of David. O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.
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Psalms
35
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Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
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Psalms
35
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Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!"
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Psalms
35
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4
Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
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Psalms
35
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Blow them away like chaff in the wind--a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.
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Psalms
35
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Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
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Psalms
35
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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.
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Psalms
35
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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.
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Psalms
35
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Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.
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Psalms
35
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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?"
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Psalms
35
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Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
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Psalms
35
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They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.
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Psalms
35
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Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.
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Psalms
35
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14
I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.
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Psalms
35
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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.
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Psalms
35
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They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.
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Psalms
35
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How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!
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Psalms
35
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18
Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.
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Psalms
35
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19
Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
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Psalms
35
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20
They don't talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
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Psalms
35
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21
They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!"
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Psalms
35
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22
O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
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Psalms
35
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Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
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Psalms
35
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Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
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Psalms
35
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25
Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!"
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Psalms
35
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May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
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Psalms
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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!"
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Psalms
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Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.