Psalms 35:1-8
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Psalm 35
Of David.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
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Take up shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid.
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Brandish spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
“I am your salvation.”
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May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plot my ruin
be turned back in dismay.
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May they be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
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may their path be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
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Since they hid their net for me without cause
and without cause dug a pit for me,
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may ruin overtake them by surprise—
may the net they hid entangle them,
may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.