| 1 | By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, |
| 2 | Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help, |
| 3 | And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I [am].` |
| 4 | They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. |
| 5 | They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away. |
| 6 | Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer. |
| 7 | For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul. |
| 8 | Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it. |
| 9 | And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation. |
| 10 | 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.` |
| 11 | Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me. |
| 12 | They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul, |
| 13 | And I -- in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth. |
| 14 | As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down. |
| 15 | 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; |
| 16 | With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth. |
| 17 | Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one. |
| 18 | I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee. |
| 19 | Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye. |
| 20 | For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise, |
| 21 | And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, `Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.` |
| 22 | Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me, |
| 23 | Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea. |
| 24 | Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me. |
| 25 | They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.` They do not say, `We swallowed him up.` |
| 26 | They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me. |
| 27 | They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, `Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.` |
| 28 | And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise! |
