1Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD;…
2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and…
3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers;…
4May those who seek my life be disgraced…
5May they be like chaff in the wind,…
6May their path be dark and slick, as…
7For without cause they laid their net for…
8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the…
9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD…
10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like…
11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I…
12They repay me evil for good, to the…
13Yet when they were ill, I put on…
14I paced about as for my friend or…
15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee;…
16Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed…
17How long, O Lord, will You look on?…
18Then I will give You thanks in the…
19Let not my enemies gloat over me without…
20For they do not speak peace, but they…
21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha!…
22O LORD, You have seen it; be not…
23Awake and rise to my defense, to my…
24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my…
25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha,…
26May those who gloat in my distress be…
27May those who favor my vindication shout for…
28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and…
