photo credit |
To listen to the recording on Sound Cloud: CLICK HERE
Psalm 35 :: New Living
Translation (NLT)
O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. |
||
Put on your
armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. |
||
Lift up
your spear and javelin
against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!” |
||
Bring shame
and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me. |
||
Blow them
away like chaff in the wind—
a wind sent by the angel of the LORD. |
||
Make their
path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. |
||
I did them
no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me. |
||
So let
sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me. |
||
Then I will
rejoice in the LORD.
I will be glad because he rescues me. |
||
With every
bone in my body I will praise him:
“LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?” |
||
Malicious
witnesses testify against me.
They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about. |
||
They repay
me evil for good.
I am sick with despair. |
||
Yet when
they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered. |
||
I was sad,
as though they were my friends or family,
as if I were grieving for my own mother. |
||
But they
are glad now that I am in trouble;
they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don’t even know; they slander me constantly. |
||
They mock
me and call me names;
they snarl at me. |
||
How long, O
Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions! |
||
Then I will
thank you in front of the great assembly.
I will praise you before all the people. |
||
Don’t let
my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.
Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow. |
||
They don’t
talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business. |
||
They shout,
“Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!” |
||
O LORD, you
know all about this.
Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord. |
||
Wake up!
Rise to my defense!
Take up my case, my God and my Lord. |
||
Declare me
not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice.
Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles. |
||
Don’t let
them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!” |
||
May those
who rejoice at my troubles
be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor. |
||
But give
great joy to those who came to my defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!” |
||
Then I will
proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long. |
No comments:
Post a Comment