Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Plead
my
cause
, O
LORD
, with them
that
strive
with
me:
fight
against
them
that
fight against
me.
By
David.
Strive
, Jehovah
, with my
strivers,
fight with
my
fighters,
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand
up
for mine
help .
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise
for my
help ,
Draw out also
the
spear ,
and stop
the
way
against
them
that
persecute
me:
say unto
my soul, I
am
thy salvation.
And
draw out spear and lance,
To
meet
my
pursuers.
Say to
my soul, `
Thy salvation I
`am'
. '
Let
them
be
confounded
and put
to
shame
that
seek
after
my soul :
let
them
be
turned back
and brought
to
confusion
that
devise
my hurt
.
They
are
ashamed
and blush,
those
seeking
my soul ,
Turned backward
and confounded,
Those
devising
my evil
.
Let
them
be
as chaff before the
wind :
and let
the
angel
of the
LORD
chase
them
.
They
are
as chaff before wind ,
And a
messenger
of Jehovah
driving
away
.
Let
their way be
dark
and slippery:
and let
the
angel
of the
LORD
persecute
them
.
Their way is
darkness
and slipperiness,
And a
messenger
of Jehovah
their
pursuer
.
For without cause have
they hid for me their net
in
a
pit
, which
without cause they have
digged for my soul.
For without cause they hid for me their netpit
, Without cause they digged for my soul.
Let
destruction
come
upon
him at
unawares;
and let
his net that he hath
hid catch
himself:
into
that
very
destruction
let
him fall
.
Meet
him doth
desolation
--
he
knoweth
not,
And his net that he hid catcheth
him ,
For
desolation
he
falleth
into
it
.
And my soul shall
be
joyful in the
LORD:
it shall
rejoice
in his salvation.
And my soul is
joyful in Jehovah,
It rejoiceth
in His salvation.
All my bones shall
say, LORD
, who is like unto
thee, which
deliverest
the poor from him
that
is
too
strong
for
him,
yea
, the poor and the
needy from him
that
spoileth
him?
All my bones say, `Jehovah
, who is like Thee, Delivering
the poor from the
stronger
than
he
, And
the poor and needy from his
plunderer.'
False
witnesses did
rise up ;
they
laid
to
my
charge
things
that I knew
not.
Violent
witnesses rise up ,
That which
I have
not known
they
ask
me
.
They rewarded
me evil for good to
the
spoiling
of
my soul .
They pay
me evil for good ,
bereaving
my soul ,
But
as
for
me,
when
they
were
sick,
my clothing was
sackcloth :
I humbled my soul with
fasting;
and my prayer returned
into
mine
own
bosom.
And
I
--
in
their
sickness
my clothing `is'
sackcloth ,
I have
humbled with
fastings
my soul ,
And my prayer unto
my
bosom returneth
.
I
behaved
myself
as though
he
had
been
my
friend or
brother :
I bowed
down
heavily
, as one
that
mourneth
for his
mother.
As `if'
a
friend ,
as
`if'
my
brother ,
I walked
habitually
, As a
mourner
for a
mother ,
Mourning
I
have
bowed
down
.
But
in mine
adversity
they rejoiced, and gathered themselves
together :
yea
, the
abjects
gathered themselves
together
against me, and I knew
it
not ;
they did
tear
me
, and ceased
not :
And
--
in my
halting
they have
rejoiced, And have
been
gathered together, Gathered against me were
the
smiters
, And I have
not known,
They have
rent
, and they
have
not ceased;
With hypocritical
mockers in feasts, they
gnashed
upon
me with
their teeth.
With profane
ones,
mockers in feasts, Gnashing
against
me their teeth.
Lord, how long wilt
thou look
on
? rescue
my soul from their destructions
, my
darling
from the
lions.
Lord, how long dost
thou behold
? Keep
back
my soul from their desolations
, From young
lions my
only
one
.
I will
give
thee thanks
in the
great congregation:
I will
praise thee among
much
people
.
I thank
Thee in a
great assembly,
Among
a
mighty
people
I praise Thee.
Let
not
them
that
are
mine enemies wrongfully
rejoice over me :
neither
let
them
wink
with the
eye
that
hate
me without a
cause.
Mine enemies rejoice not
over me `
with '
falsehood,
Those
hating
me without cause wink
the
eye
.
For they speak not peace :
but
they
devise
deceitful
matters
against them
that
are
quiet in
the land .
For they speak not peace ,
And
against the
quiet of
the land ,
Deceitful
words
they
devise,
Yea,
they opened
their
mouth
wide
against me, and
said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it
.
And
they enlarge
against me their
mouth
, They
said, `
Aha, aha, our eye hath seen. '
This
thou hast seen, O LORD:
keep
not silence:
O Lord ,
be not far from me .
Thou hast seen, O Jehovah,
Be
not silent,
O Lord --
be not far from me ,
Stir up thyself
, and awake
to my judgment, even
unto
my cause,
my
God and my Lord.
Stir up, and wake
to my judgment, My God ,
and my Lord ,
to
my
plea
.
Judge me, O LORD
my God, according
to
thy
righteousness;
and let
them
not rejoice over me.
Judge me according
to
Thy
righteousness
, O Jehovah
my God, And they
do
not rejoice over me.
Let
them
not say in their hearts
, Ah
, so
would
we
have
it:
let
them
not say, We have
swallowed him up.
They
do
not say in their heart
, `Aha
, our
desire.'
They
do
not say, `
We swallowed him up. '
Let
them
be
ashamed and brought
to
confusion
together that
rejoice
at mine
hurt:
let
them
be
clothed
with
shame and dishonour
that
magnify
themselves against me.
They
are
ashamed and confounded
together ,
Who
are
rejoicing
at my
evil.
They
put
on
shame and confusion,
Who
are
magnifying
themselves against me.
Let
them
shout
for
joy,
and be
glad
, that
favour
my righteous
cause:
yea
, let
them
say continually, Let
the
LORD
be
magnified, which
hath
pleasure
in
the prosperity
of his servant.
They
sing
and rejoice
, who
are
desiring
my righteousness
, And
they
say continually, `Jehovah
is
magnified, Who
is
desiring
the peace
of His servant. '
And my tongue shall
speak
of
thy righteousness and
of
thy
praise
all the day long.
And my tongue uttereth
Thy righteousness ,
All the day Thy
praise!
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