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Psalms - ch 35 v 1 - 20
- By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
- Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
- And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I `am'.'
- They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
- They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
- Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.
- For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they 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.
- And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth 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.'
- Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
- They pay me evil for good, bereaving 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.
- As `if' a friend, as `if' my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.
- 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 profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.
- Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.
- I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.
- Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
- For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,
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