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 35,26 Ps 35,26
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 curse, but bless thou:When they arise, they shall be put to shame,But thy servant shall rejoice.
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Let them be put to shame and confounded togetherThat seek after my soul to destroy it:Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonorThat delight in my hurt.
{Or, Mine adversaries shall be clothed…And they shall cover &c.}Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor,And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me;Then I could have borne it:Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;Then I would have hid myself from him:
Let them be {Or, astonished}desolate {Or, for a reward of}by reason of their shameThat say unto me, Aha, aha.
His enemies will I clothe with shame;But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
{Or, Will ye indeed…reproach?}If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me,And plead against me my reproach;
Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame;And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
Let them be put to shame and turned backward,All they that hate Zion.
{Or, Likewise...elder; yea, all of you one to another. Gird yourselves with humility}Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
His enemies will I clothe with shame;But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;
behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for {Hebrew: breaking.}vexation of spirit.
And ye shall leave your name for {Hebrew: an oath.}a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name: