1 Oppose those who oppose
me. LORD,
and fight those who fight
against me!
2 Take your shield and armor
and come to my rescue.
3 Lift up ypur spear and war ax
against those who pursue me.
Promise that you will save me.
4 May those who try to kill me
be defeated and disgraced!
May they be like straw blown by
the wind
as the angel of the LORD
pursue them!
6 may their path be dark and slippery
while the angel of the LORD
strikes them down!
7 Without any reason they laid a trap
for me
and dug a deep hole to catch
me.
8 But destruction will catch them
before they know it;
they will be caught in their own
trap
and fall to their destruction!
9 10 With all my heart I will say to the
LORD,
I will be happy because he
saved me.
10 With all my heart I will say to the
LORD,
"There is no one like you.
You protect the weak from the
strong,
the poor from the oppressor."
11 Evil people testify against me
and accuse me of crimes I know
nothing about.
12 They pay me back evil for good,
and I sink in despair.
13 But when they were sick, I dressed
in mourning;
I deprived myself of food;
I prayed with my head bowed low,
14 as I would pray for a friend or a
brother.
I went around bent over in
mourning,
as one who mourns for his
mother.
15 But when I was in trouble, they
were all glad
and gathered around to make
fun of me;
strangers beat me
and kept striking me.
16 Like those who would mock a
cripple,
they glared at me with hate.
17 How much longer, LORD, will you
just look on?
Rescue me from their attacks;
save my life from these lions!
18 Then I will thank you in the
assembly of your people;
I will praise you before them all.
19 Don't let my enemies , those liars,
gloat over my defeat.
Don't let those who hate me for no
reason
smirk with delight over my
sorrow.
20 They do not speak in a friendly
way;
instead they invent all kinds of
lies about peace-loving
people.
21 They accuse me, shouting,
"We saw what you did!"
22 But you, O LORD, have seen this.
So don't be silent, LORD;
don't keep yourself far away!
23 Rouse yourself, O LORD, and defend
me;
rise up, my God, and plead my
cause.
24 You are righteous, O LORD, so
declare me innocent;
don't let my enemies gloat
over me.
25 Don't let them say to themselves,
"We are rid of him!
That's just what we wanted!"
26 May those who gloat over my
suffering
be completely defeated and
confused;
may those who claim to be better
than I am
be covered with shame and
disgrace.
27 May those who want to see me
acquitted
shout for joy and say again and
again,
"How great is the LORD!
He is pleased with the success
of his servant."
28 Then I will proclaim your
righteousness,
and I will praise you all day
long.
me. LORD,
and fight those who fight
against me!
2 Take your shield and armor
and come to my rescue.
3 Lift up ypur spear and war ax
against those who pursue me.
Promise that you will save me.
4 May those who try to kill me
be defeated and disgraced!
May they be like straw blown by
the wind
as the angel of the LORD
pursue them!
6 may their path be dark and slippery
while the angel of the LORD
strikes them down!
7 Without any reason they laid a trap
for me
and dug a deep hole to catch
me.
8 But destruction will catch them
before they know it;
they will be caught in their own
trap
and fall to their destruction!
9 10 With all my heart I will say to the
LORD,
I will be happy because he
saved me.
10 With all my heart I will say to the
LORD,
"There is no one like you.
You protect the weak from the
strong,
the poor from the oppressor."
11 Evil people testify against me
and accuse me of crimes I know
nothing about.
12 They pay me back evil for good,
and I sink in despair.
13 But when they were sick, I dressed
in mourning;
I deprived myself of food;
I prayed with my head bowed low,
14 as I would pray for a friend or a
brother.
I went around bent over in
mourning,
as one who mourns for his
mother.
15 But when I was in trouble, they
were all glad
and gathered around to make
fun of me;
strangers beat me
and kept striking me.
16 Like those who would mock a
cripple,
they glared at me with hate.
17 How much longer, LORD, will you
just look on?
Rescue me from their attacks;
save my life from these lions!
18 Then I will thank you in the
assembly of your people;
I will praise you before them all.
19 Don't let my enemies , those liars,
gloat over my defeat.
Don't let those who hate me for no
reason
smirk with delight over my
sorrow.
20 They do not speak in a friendly
way;
instead they invent all kinds of
lies about peace-loving
people.
21 They accuse me, shouting,
"We saw what you did!"
22 But you, O LORD, have seen this.
So don't be silent, LORD;
don't keep yourself far away!
23 Rouse yourself, O LORD, and defend
me;
rise up, my God, and plead my
cause.
24 You are righteous, O LORD, so
declare me innocent;
don't let my enemies gloat
over me.
25 Don't let them say to themselves,
"We are rid of him!
That's just what we wanted!"
26 May those who gloat over my
suffering
be completely defeated and
confused;
may those who claim to be better
than I am
be covered with shame and
disgrace.
27 May those who want to see me
acquitted
shout for joy and say again and
again,
"How great is the LORD!
He is pleased with the success
of his servant."
28 Then I will proclaim your
righteousness,
and I will praise you all day
long.