Psalms 35:1-10

1 Oppose those who oppose me, Lord, and fight those who fight against me!
2 Take your shield and armor and come to my rescue.
3 Lift up your spear and war ax against those who pursue me. Promise that you will save me.
4 May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused!
5 May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord pursues them!
6 May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the Lord strikes them down!
7 Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me.
8 But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!
9 Then I will be glad because of the Lord; I will be happy because he saved me.
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."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.