1 GLT David Yahweh, work against those who work against me; fight against those who fight against me. BSB BSB: Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
2 GLT Grab your small shield and large shield; rise up and help me. BSB BSB: Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
3 GLT Use your spear and battle ax against those who chase me; say to my soul,“I am your salvation.” BSB BSB: Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
4 GLT May those who seek my life be shamed and dishonored. May those who plan to harm me be turned back and confounded. BSB BSB: May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
5 GLT May they be as chaff before the wind, as the angel of Yahweh drives them away. BSB BSB: May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
6 GLT May their way be dark and slippery, as the angel of Yahweh chases them. BSB BSB: May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
7 GLT Without cause they set their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life. BSB BSB: For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
8 GLT Let destruction overtake them by surprise. Let the net that they have set catch them. Let them fall into it, to their destruction. BSB BSB: May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
9 GLT But I will be joyful in Yahweh and rejoice in his salvation. BSB BSB: Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
10 GLT All my bones will say,“Yahweh, who is like you, who rescues the oppressed from those who are too strong for them and the poor and needy from those who try to rob them?” BSB BSB: All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
11 GLT Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they accuse me falsely. BSB BSB: Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
12 GLT They repay me evil for good. I am sorrowful. BSB BSB: They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
13 GLT But, when they were sick, I wore sackcloth; I fasted for them with my head bowed on my chest. BSB BSB: Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
14 GLT I went about in grief as for my brother; I bent down in mourning as for my mother. BSB BSB: I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
15 GLT But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together against me, and I was surprised by them. They tore at me without stopping. BSB BSB: But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
16 GLT With no respect at all they mocked me; they grind their teeth at me in rage. BSB BSB: Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 GLT Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructive attacks, my life from the lions. BSB BSB: How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 GLT Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I will praise you among many people. BSB BSB: Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
19 GLT Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let them carry out their wicked schemes. BSB BSB: Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
20 GLT For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those in our land who live in peace. BSB BSB: For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
21 GLT They open their mouths wide against me; they said,“Aha, Aha, our eyes have seen it.” BSB BSB: They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
22 GLT You have seen it, Yahweh, do not be silent; Lord, do not be far from me. BSB BSB: O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
23 GLT Arouse yourself and awake to my defense; My God and my Lord, defend my cause. BSB BSB: Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
24 GLT Defend me, Yahweh my God, because of your righteousness; do not let them rejoice over me. BSB BSB: Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
25 GLT Do not let them say in their heart,“Aha, we have what we wanted.” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him.” BSB BSB: Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26 GLT May they be put to shame and may they be confounded who rejoice at my distress. May those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor. BSB BSB: May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
27 GLT Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad; may they say continually,“Yahweh be praised, he who delights in the welfare of his servant.” BSB BSB: May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
28 GLT Then I will tell of your justice and praise you all day long. BSB BSB: Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
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