A Psalm of David.
Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me:
Fight thou against them that fight against me.
Take hold of shield and buckler,
And stand up for my help.
Draw out also the spear, {Or, and the battle axe against &c.}and stop the way against them that pursue me:
Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul:
Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
Let them be as chaff before the wind,
And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.
Let their way be {Hebrew: darkness and slippery places.}dark and slippery,
And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.
For without cause have they hid for me {Or, the pit of their net}their net in a pit;
Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.
Let destruction come upon him unawares;
And let his net that he hath hid catch himself:
{Or, Into that very destruction let him fall}With destruction let him fall therein.
And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah:
It shall rejoice in his salvation.
All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee,
Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,
Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
{Or, malicious See Exodus 23:1}Unrighteous witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I know not.
They reward me evil for good,
To the bereaving of my soul.
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:
I afflicted my soul with fasting;
And my prayer {Or, shall return}returned into mine own bosom.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother:
I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.
But in {Hebrew: my limping.}mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:
The {Or, smiters}abjects gathered themselves together against me, and {Or, those whom I keep not}I knew it not;
They did tear me, and ceased not:
{Or, Among}Like the profane mockers in feasts,
They gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Lord, how long wilt thou look on?
Rescue my soul from their destructions,
My {Or, dear life Hebrew: only one.}darling from the lions.
I will give thee thanks in the great assembly:
I will praise thee among {Or, a mighty people}much people.
Let not them that are mine enemies {Hebrew: falsely.}wrongfully rejoice over me;
Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
For they speak not peace;
But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence:
O Lord, be not far from me.
Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me,
Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness;
And let them not rejoice over me.
Let them not say in their heart, {Hebrew: Aha, our desire.}Aha, so would we have it:
Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt:
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that {Hebrew: have pleasure in my rightousness.}favor my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified,
Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness
And of thy praise all the day long.
Querverweise zu Psalm 35,1 Ps 35,1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
And he {According to Septuagint and Syriac, bound.}took off their chariot wheels, {Or, and made them to drive}and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
Plead thou my cause, and redeem me:Quicken me according to thy word.
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and {Hebrew: give sentence for me.}deliver me out of thy hand.
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.
For Jehovah will plead their cause,And despoil of life those that despoil them.
but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
For their Redeemer is strong;He will plead their cause against thee.
And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.