| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Of David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. | 1A Psalm of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. |
| 2Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. | 2Take hold of buckler and shield And rise up for my help. |
| 3Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, "I am your salvation." | 3Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." |
| 4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. | 4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. |
| 5May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away; | 5Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving them on. |
| 6may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. | 6Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them. |
| 7Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, | 7For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul. |
| 8may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. | 8Let destruction come upon him unawares, And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall. |
| 9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation. | 9And my soul shall rejoice in the LORD; It shall exult in His salvation. |
| 10My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them." | 10All my bones will say, "LORD, who is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?" |
| 11Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about. | 11Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know. |
| 12They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved. | 12They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul. |
| 13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered, | 13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom. |
| 14I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother. | 14I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother. |
| 15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing. | 15But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing. |
| 16Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me. | 16Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth. |
| 17How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions. | 17Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from the lions. |
| 18I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you. | 18I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng. |
| 19Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye. | 19Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously. |
| 20They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. | 20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. |
| 21They sneer at me and say, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it." | 21They opened their mouth wide against me; They said, "Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!" |
| 22LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord. | 22You have seen it, O LORD, do not keep silent; O Lord, do not be far from me. |
| 23Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord. | 23Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord. |
| 24Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me. | 24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me. |
| 25Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up." | 25Do not let them say in their heart, "Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!" |
| 26May 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. | 26Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me. |
| 27May 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." | 27Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; And let them say continually, "The LORD be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant." |
| 28My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long. | 28And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long. |
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