Psalm 35
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JUDICA, DOMINE.
1 Plead thou my cause, O Lord, with | them that | strive with • me ||
and fight | thou a•gainst | them that | fight a•gainst me. ||
2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand | up to | help me. ||
3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me; * say unto my soul, | I am | thy sal- | vation. ||
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame, that | seek • after my | soul ||
let them be turned back and brought to con- | fusion, • that im- | agine | mischief • for me. ||
5 Let them be as the dust before the wind, * and the angel of the | Lord | scattering • them. ||
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, * and let the | angel • of the | Lord | perse•cute them. ||
7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me with- | out a | cause ||
yea, even without a cause have they | made a | pit • for my | soul. ||
8 Let a sudden destruction | come up•on him | una•wares, ||
and his net, that he hath laid privily, catch himself; * that he may | fall in•to his | own | mischief. ||
9 And, my soul, be | joyful • in the | Lord ||
it shall re- | joice in | his sal- | vation. ||
10 All my bones shall say, * Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from | him that • is too | strong • for him? ||
yea, the poor, and him that is in | miser•y, from | him that | spoileth • him? ||
11 False witnesses did rise up; * they laid to my charge | things • that I | knew not. ||
12 They rewarded me evil for good, to the | great dis- | comfort • of my | soul. ||
13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, * and humbled my | soul with | fasting ||
and my prayer shall | turn in•to mine | own | bosom. ||
14 I behaved myself as though it had been my | friend • or my | brother ||
I went heavily, as | one that | mourneth • for his | mother. ||
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and | gathered them•selves to- | gether ||
yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, * making | mouths at | me, and | ceased not. ||
16 With the flatterers were | busy | mockers ||
who | gnashed up- | on me • with their | teeth. ||
17 Lord, how long wilt thou | look up•on | this? ||
O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, * and my | darling | from the | lions. ||
18 So will I give thee thanks in the | great • congre- | gation ||
I will | praise • thee a- | mong much | people. ||
19 O let not them that are mine enemies 3 triumph | over • me un- | godly ||
neither let them wink with their eyes that | hate • me with- | out a | cause. ||
20 And why? * their communing is | not for | peace ||
but they imagine deceitful words against | them • that are | quiet • in the | land. ||
21 They gaped upon me with their | mouths, and | said ||
Fie on thee, | fie on • thee, we | saw it • with our | eyes. ||
22 This thou hast | seen, O | Lord ||
hold not thy tongue then, | go not | far from • me, O | Lord. ||
23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel, * avenge thou my cause, my | God, • and my | Lord. ||
24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy | righteous•ness and | let them • not | triumph • over me. ||
25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, | so • would we | have it ||
neither let them | say, We | have de- | voured him. ||
26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that re- | joice • at my | trouble ||
let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that | boast them- | selves a- | gainst me. ||
27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my | righteous | dealing ||
yea, let them say alway, * Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the pros- | 3 perity | of his | servant. ||
28 And as for my tongue, it shall be | talking • of thy | righteous•ness ||
and of thy | praise | all the • day | long. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
