Psalms 35 By David. Judge them, Lord, who do me wrong. Fight against them who are at war with me.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ By David. Judge them, Lord, who do me wrong. Fight against them who are at war with me. ² Take hold of the shield and buckler; and stand up in my defence. ³ Unsheath the sword and stop my pursuers: say to my soul, I am thy safety. ⁴ Let them who seek my life be shamed and confounded: let them be turned back and put to shame; ⁵ who are devising evils against me. Let them be like dust before the wind, when the angel of the Lord is afflicting them. ⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, when the angel of the Lord is pursuing them. ⁷ Seeing they have without cause, hid for me their destructive snare; have, without reason, reproached my soul; ⁸ let a snare, which they know not, come upon them, and the gin catch them, which they have hidden; and by that very snare let them fall. ⁹ But let my soul rejoice in the Lord, and be delighted with his salvation. ¹⁰ Let all my bones say, Lord, who is like thee, who deliverest the afflicted from the hand of them who are stronger than he; the afflicted and needy from them who spoil him? ¹¹ False witnesses having risen up against me, laid to my charge things which I knew not; ¹² they returned me evil for good, even bereavement to my soul. ¹³ As for me, while they were raising troubles against me I cloathed myself with sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting. Though my prayer is to return into mine own bosom, ¹⁴ as I would a friend, as I would an own brother, so did I endeavour to conciliate. I humbled myself as one in mourning and deep sorrow. ¹⁵ But against me they rejoiced and gathered together; for me, scourges were collected and I did not know: they were split; and they had no compunction. ¹⁶ They tortured me; with scoffs they derided me; they gnashed their teeth at me. ¹⁷ Lord, when wilt thou look down; rescue my soul from their malice. This only begotten of mine, from lions. ¹⁸ I will render thee thanks in a great congregation; among a mighty people I will praise thee. ¹⁹ Over me, let not these, my bitter enemies, vainly rejoice; who hate me without cause, and give assent with their eyes. ²⁰ For to me indeed they spoke words of peace, while with wrath they were contriving plots. ²¹ Then they opened their month wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eyes have seen. ²² Thou, Lord, hast seen; keep silence no longer. Lord, stand not at a distance from me. ²³ Arise, Lord, and attend to my trial, my God and my Lord, for my justification. ²⁴ Judge me, Lord, according to thy righteousness, Lord my God! and let them not rejoice over me. ²⁵ Let them not say in their hearts, "Aha! aha! it is to our mind;" nor let them say, "We have swallowed him up." ²⁶ Let them who rejoice at my calamities be shamed, and confounded together; let them be cloathed with shame and confusion, who magnify themselves against me. ²⁷ Let them who desire my justification, exult with joy and be gladdened. Let them who wish the peace of thy servant, say continually, The Lord be magnified. ²⁸ So shall my tongue speak of thy righteousness; of thy praise all the day long.