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Psalm 35 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:1 - A psalm of David.

O LORD, oppose those who oppose me.
Fight those who fight against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:3 - Lift up your spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Let me hear you say,
“I will give you victory!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:5 - Blow them away like chaff in the wind—
a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:6 - Make their path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - So let sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - Then I will rejoice in the LORD.
I will be glad because he rescues me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - With every bone in my body I will praise him:
“LORD, who can compare with you?
Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Malicious witnesses testify against me.
They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:12 - They repay me evil for good.
I am sick with despair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them,
but my prayers returned unanswered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 - I was sad, as though they were my friends or family,
as if I were grieving for my own mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But they are glad now that I am in trouble;
they gleefully join together against me.
I am attacked by people I don’t even know;
they slander me constantly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:16 - They mock me and call me names;
they snarl at me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
Protect my life from these lions!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:18 - Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.
I will praise you before all the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.
Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:20 - They don’t talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:21 - They shout, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22 - O LORD, you know all about this.
Do not stay silent.
Do not abandon me now, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:23 - Wake up! Rise to my defense!
Take up my case, my God and my Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice.
Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25 - Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - May those who rejoice at my troubles
be humiliated and disgraced.
May those who triumph over me
be covered with shame and dishonor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:27 - But give great joy to those who came to my defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD,
who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - Then I will proclaim your justice,
and I will praise you all day long.
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Psalm Chapter 35 — Additional Translations:

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