“Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me. Fight against them that fight against me.”
Psalms 35
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1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
“Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me. Fight against them that fight against me.”
“contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.”
“plead my cause oh Lord with them that strive with me fight against them that fight against me.”
2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
“Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for mine help.”
“Take hold of buckler and shield and rise up for my help.”
“Take hold of the shield and buckler and stand up for mine help.”
“Take hold of shield and buckler. Stand up for my help.”
3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: "I am your salvation."
“Draw out also the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me. Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”
“Also, draw out the spear and stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation.”
“Draw out also the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me. Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”
“Draw also the spear and the battle axe to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation.”
“Draw out also the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me. Say unto my soul I am thy salvation.”
4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”
“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”
“Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life. Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.”
“let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul. And let them be turned back and brought to confusion. That desire my hurt.”
5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
“Let them be as chaff before the wind and let the angel of the Lord chase them.”
“Let them be like the shaft before the wind with the angel of the Lord driving them on”
“Let them be as chaff before the wind. Let the angel of the Lord chase them.”
6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
“let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.”
“Let their way be dark and slippery and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.”
“Let their way be dark and slippery. Let the angel of the Lord persecute them.”
7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
“For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit which they have dug without cause for my life.”
“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.”
“cause. Have they hid for me their net in a pit which without cause they have digged for my soul.”
“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which they without cause have digged for my soul.”
8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
“Let destruction come upon him at unawares. And let his net that he had hid catch himself into that very destruction. Let him fall”
“Let destruction come upon him at unawares and let his net that he hath hid catch himself in that very destruction. Let him fall.”
9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
“and my soul shall be joyful in the Lord and it shall rejoice in his salvation.”
“And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord and shall rejoice in his salvation.”
10All my bones will exclaim, "Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?"
“All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him. Yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him.”
“All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him.”
“All my bones shall say, the Lord shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee which delivereth the poor from him that is too strong for him? Yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him.”
11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
“False witnesses did rise up. They laid to my charge things that I knew not.”
“False witnesses did rise up. They laid to my charge things that I knew not.”
“Fierce witnesses rise up. They ask me things that I do not know.”
“False witnesses did rise up, but they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”
12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
“They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.”
“They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.”
“They rewarded me evil for good, to the spoiling of my soul.”
“they reward me evil for good to the sorrow of my own soul.”
“They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my own soul.”
13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
“But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I humbled my soul with fasting and my prayer returned into my own bosom.”
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I humbled my soul with fasting and my prayer returned to my own bosom.”
14I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
“I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother. I bowed down heavily as one that mourns for his mother.”
“I behaved myself as though he'd been my friend or brother. I bowed down heavily as one that mourneth for his mother.”
“I paced about as though he was my friend or my brother. I bowed down heavily as one who mourns for his own mother.”
15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
“But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and they gathered together. Attackers gathered against me, and I did not know it. They tore at me and did not cease.”
16Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
“With ungodly mockers at feast, they gnashed at me with their teeth.”
“with hypocritical mockers in the feast. They gnashed upon me with their teeth.”
“Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.”
“like godless jesters at a feast. They gnashed at me with their”
“With hypocritical mockers and feasts they gnashed upon me with their teeth.”
17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
“Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me. Rescue me from what? Their destructions. My precious life from the lions.”
“Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages my only life from the lions.”
18Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
“I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.”
“I will give thee thanks in the great congregation. I will praise thee among much people.”
“I will give thee thanks in the great congregation and I will praise thee among much people.”
“I will thank you in the great congregation. In the mighty throne, I will praise you.”
19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
“Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies, nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause”
“Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me. Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.”
20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
“For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”
“For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against the quiet ones in the land.”
21They gape at me and say, "Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!"
“they opened their mouths wide against me and said, Aha, Aha, our eyes have seen it.”
“they open their mouth wide against me, and they said, Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
“This thou hast seen, O Lord. Keep not silence, O Lord. Be not far from me.”
23Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
“Stir up thyself and awake to my judgment. Even to my cause, my God and my Lord.”
“Stir up Thyself and awake to my right and to my cause, my God and my Lord.”
24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
“Judge me, O Lord, my God, according to thy righteousness. And let them not rejoice over me.”
“vindicate Me, O Lord, My God, according to Your righteousness. And let them not rejoice over Me.”
“Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.”
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Greg Barrow
Debate: Protestant Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5) Protestant Fundamentals of Separation and Unity
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“Judge me O Lord my God according to thy righteousness and let them not rejoice over me.”
“judge me, oh Lord my God, according to thy righteousness and let them not rejoice over me.”
25Let them not say in their hearts, "Aha, just what we wanted!" Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up!"
“Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.”
“Let them not say in their hearts. Ah. So we would have it. Let them not say. We have swallowed him up.”
“Let them not say in their hearts, ah, so we would have it. Let them not say we have swallowed him up.”
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Greg Barrow
Debate: Protestant Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5) Protestant Fundamentals of Separation and Unity
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“Let them not say in their hearts. Ah, so would we have it. Let them not say we have swallowed him up.”
“Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it. Let them not say, We've swallowed him up.”
26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
“let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion who rejoice at My hurt. And let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who exalt themselves against Me.”
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Greg Barrow
Debate: Protestant Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5) Protestant Fundamentals of Separation and Unity
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“Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.”
“Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.”
“Let them be ashamed and be brought to confusion. Together that rejoice at my hurt. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.”
27May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant's well-being."
“Let them shout for joy and be glad that favor my righteousness. Or my righteous cause, yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”
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Greg Barrow
Debate: Protestant Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5) Protestant Fundamentals of Separation and Unity
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“Let them shop for joy and be glad that favor my righteous cause. Yea, let them say continually let the Lord be magnified which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”
28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
“And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness, and of thy praise all the day long.”
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Greg Barrow
Debate: Protestant Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5) Protestant Fundamentals of Separation and Unity
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“And My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”
“And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and thy praise all the day long.”
“And he said, my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.”