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