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1 Oppose those who oppose me, Lord, and fight those who fight against me!
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1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
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2 Take your shield and armor and come to my rescue.
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2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
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3 Lift up your spear and war ax against those who pursue me. Promise that you will save me.
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3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
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4 May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused!
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4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
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5 May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord pursues them!
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5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
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6 May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the Lord strikes them down!
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6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
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7 Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me.
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7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
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8 But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!
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8 may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
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9 Then I will be glad because of the Lord; I will be happy because he saved me.
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9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
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10 With all my heart I will say to the Lord, "There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor."
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10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
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11 Evil people testify against me and accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
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11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
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12 They pay me back evil for good, and I sink in despair.
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12 They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.
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13 But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low,
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13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
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14 as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went around bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother.
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14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
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15 But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.
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15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing.
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16 Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate.
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16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
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17 How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions!
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17 O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
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18 Then I will thank you in the assembly of your people; I will praise you before them all.
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18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.
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19 Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.
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19 Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
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20 They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people.
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20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
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21 They accuse me, shouting, "We saw what you did!"
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21 They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it."
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22 But you, O Lord, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!
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22 O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord.
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23 Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.
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23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
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24 You are righteous, O Lord, so declare me innocent; don't let my enemies gloat over me.
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24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.
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25 Don't let them say to themselves, "We are rid of him! That's just what we wanted!"
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25 Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up."
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26 May those who gloat over my suffering be completely defeated and confused; may those who claim to be better than I am be covered with shame and disgrace.
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26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
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27 May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, "How great is the Lord! He is pleased with the success of his servant."
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27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."
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28 Then I will proclaim your righteousness, and I will praise you all day long.
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28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.
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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
