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          DASV: Psalm 35    

Of David

1 Oppose, O LORD, those who oppose me;
     fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler;
     rise up to help me.
3 Draw out the spear and javelin against those who pursue me.
     Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."

4 Let them be put to shame and disgrace who seek my life;
     turn them back and humiliate those plotting to harm me.
5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,
     with the angel of the LORD driving them away.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
     with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 For no reason they hid their net for me;
     for no reason they dug a pit for my life.
8 Let destruction come on him by surprise,
     and let the net he hid snare himself,
           with destruction let him fall into the pit.
9 Then I will be joyful in the LORD;
     I will rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my bones will say, "O LORD, who is like you?"
     You deliver the poor from the one who is too strong for him,
     the poor and the needy from the one who attempts to rob him.

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;
     they accuse me of things that I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good;
     I am overcome with sorrow.
13 But when they were sick, I put on sackcloth;
     I afflicted myself with fasting,
           and I prayed with my head bowed low on my chest.
14 I grieved for them as if they had been my friend or my brother;
     I bowed down mourning, as one who laments for his own mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together
               against me,
     attackers I do not even know;
           they tear me apart without stopping.
16 Like the profane mockers at feasts,
     they gnash on me with their teeth.
17 O Lord, how long will you just look on?
     Rescue me from their devastating attacks;
           save my precious life from the lions.
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;
     I will praise you among many people.

19 Do not let those who are my treacherous enemies rejoice over me;
     do not let those who hate me for no reason wink with the eye.
20 For they do not speak peace,
     but they devise deceitful words
           against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They open their mouth wide against me;
     they say, "Aha, aha, our own eyes have seen him do it."
22 You have seen it, O LORD;
     do not remain silent, O Lord;
           do not stay far away from me.
23 Rouse yourself, and wake up for my justice;
     defend my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Vindicate me, O LORD my God,
      according to your righteousness;
     do not let them rejoice over me.
25 Do not let them say in their heart,
     "Aha, we got what we wanted."
      Do not let them say,
     "We have swallowed him up."

26 Let those who rejoice at my harm
     be put to shame and disgrace;
           let those who exalt themselves against me
     be clothed with shame and dishonor.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause;
     let them continually say, "The LORD is great,
           who delights in the prosperity of his servant."
28 My tongue will tell of your righteousness
     and speak of your praises all day long.

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