1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4 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.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10 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?
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
1 'n Psalm van Dawid. HERE, twis met die wat met my twis; bestry die wat my bestry!
2 Gryp die klein skild en die grote, en staan op as my hulp!
3 En trek die spies uit en stuit my vervolgers! Spreek tot my siel: Ek is jou heil!
4 Laat hulle wat my lewe soek, beskaamd staan en in die skande kom; laat hulle wat my ongeluk beraam, agteruitwyk en rooi van skaamte word!
5 Laat hulle word soos kaf voor die wind, terwyl die Engel van die HERE hulle wegstoot.
6 Laat hulle weg duister en glibberig wees, terwyl die Engel van die HERE hulle vervolg!
7 Want hulle het sonder oorsaak die kuil met hul net vir my verberg, hulle het sonder oorsaak gegrawe teen my lewe.
8 Laat verwoesting oor hom kom sonder dat hy dit weet, en laat sy net hom vang wat hy gespan het; laat hom daarin val met verwoesting!
9 Maar my siel sal juig in die HERE, dit sal bly wees in sy heil.
10 Al my beendere sal sê: HERE, wie is soos U? U wat die ellendige red van die wat sterker is as hy; ja, die ellendige en behoeftige van sy berower!
11 Kwaadwillige getuies staan op; wat ek nie weet nie, vra hulle vir my.
12 Hulle vergeld my kwaad vir goed: verlatenheid vir my siel.
13 En ek -- toe hulle siek was, het ek 'n roukleed gedra; ek het my siel gekwel met vas, en my gebed het teruggekeer in my boesem.
14 Ek het rondgegaan asof dit 'n vriend, asof dit 'n broer van my was; ek het gebuk gegaan in die rou soos een wat oor sy moeder treur.
15 Maar as ek struikel, is hulle bly en kom bymekaar; hulle vergader teen my, lae mense en die wat ek nie ken nie; hulle laster sonder ophou.
16 Onder die roekeloosste tafelspotters kners hulle met hul tande teen my.
17 Here, hoe lank sal U dit aansien? Bring my siel terug van hulle verwoestinge, my enigste van die jong leeus af.
18 Ek sal U loof in 'n groot vergadering; onder 'n groot skare sal ek U prys.
19 Laat hulle oor my nie bly wees wat sonder grond my vyande is nie; laat die wat my sonder oorsaak haat, nie met die oë knip nie!
20 Want hulle spreek nie van vrede nie, maar hulle bedink bedrieglike woorde teen die stilles in die land.
21 En hulle maak hul mond wyd oop teen my, hulle sê: Ha, ha, ons oog het dit gesien!
22 HERE, U het dit gesien, swyg nie. Here, wees nie ver van my af nie!
23 Ontwaak en word wakker vir my reg; my God en Here, vir my regsaak.
24 Doen aan my reg na u geregtigheid, HERE my God, en laat hulle oor my nie bly wees nie!
25 Laat hulle in hul hart nie sê: Ha, ons begeerte! Laat hulle nie sê: Ons het hom verslind nie!
26 Laat hulle wat bly is oor my ongeluk, beskaamd staan en saam rooi van skaamte word; laat hulle wat hul teen my groot maak, met skaamte en skande beklee word!
27 Laat hulle jubel en bly wees wat 'n behae het in my geregtigheid; en laat hulle altyddeur sê: Groot is die HERE wat 'n welbehae het in die vrede van sy kneg!
28 En my tong sal u geregtigheid prys, u lof die hele dag deur.