Psalms 35 Of Dauid. Stryue thou with them, O lord, that stryue with me, fight thou against them that fight against me.

Matthew⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Of Dauid. Stryue thou with them, O lord, that stryue with me, fight thou against them that fight against me. ² Laye hande vpon the shylde and speare, and stande vp to helpe me. ³ Drawe out thy swearde, and stoppe the waye agaynst them that persecute me, saye vnto my soule: I am thy helpe. ⁴ Let them be confounded & put to shame, that seke after my soule: let theym be turned back and brought to confusion, that ymagin mischiefe for me. ⁵ Let them be as the dust before the winde, and the aungel of the Lord scateryng them. ⁶ Let their waye be darcke and slippery, & the aungell of the Lorde to persecute them. ⁷ For they haue priuely layed their nette to destroye me without a cause, yea, & made a pytte for my soule, which I neuer deserued. ⁸ Let a soden destruccion come vpon hym vnwares, & the nette that he had layed pryuely, catche hym selfe, that he maye fall into hys owne mischief. ⁹ But let my soule be ioyfull in the Lorde, and reioyse in hys helpe. ¹⁰ All my bones shall saye: Lorde who is lyke vnto the? which deliuerest the poore from those that are to strong for him, yea, the poore and the nedy from hys robbers. ¹¹ False witnesses are rysen vp, and laye to my charge thinges that I know not. ¹² They rewarde me euell for good, too the great discomforte of my soule. ¹³ Neuerthelesse, when they were sycke, I put on a sacke cloth: I humbled my soule with fastyng, and my prayer turned into myne owne bosome. ¹⁴ I behaued my selfe as though it had bene my frende or my brother, I went heuely, as one that mourneth for hys mother. ¹⁵ But in myne aduersitie they reioyse, & gather them together. Yea, the very lame come together agaynste me vnwares, makynge mowes at me, and ceasse not. ¹⁶ With the gredy and scorneful hypocrites they gnasshed vpon me with their teeth. ¹⁷ Lorde, whan wilt thou loke vpon thys? O restore my soule from the wycked rumoure of them, my dearlynge from the lyons? ¹⁸ So will I geue the thanckes in the great congregacion, and prayse the among muche people. ¹⁹ O let them not triumphe ouer me, that are myne enemyes for naught: O let them not winke with their eyes, that hate me without a cause. ²⁰ And why? their comening is not for peace but they ymagyn false wordes agaynste the outcastes of the lande. ²¹ They gape vpon me with their mouthes, saying: there, there: we se it with our eyes. ²² This thou seist, O lorde: holde not thy tonge then, go not farre fro me, O lorde. ²³ Awake lorde, and stande vp: auenge thou my cause, my God, and my lorde, ²⁴ Iudge me, O lorde my God, accordynge to thy righteousnesse, that they triumphe not ouer me. ²⁵ O let them not saye in their hertes: there there, so wolde we haue it: O let them not saye: we haue ouercome hym. ²⁶ Let them be put to confusion & shame, that reioyse at my trouble: let them be clothed wt rebuke and dishonoure, that boost them selfes agaynst me. ²⁷ Let them also be glad and reioyse, that fauoure my righteous dealynge: yea, let them saye alwaye: blessed be the lord, whiche hath pleasure in the prosperitie of hys seruaunt. ²⁸ And as for my tonge, it shalbe talkyng of thy righteousnes and of thy prayse, all the day longe.