Psalms 35 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 36

¹For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm of David^H1732 the servant^H5650 of the LORD^H3068. The transgression^H6588 of the wicked^H7563 saith^H5002^(H8803) within^H7130 my heart^H3820, that there is no fear^H6343 of God^H430 before his eyes^H5869.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

KJVFor he flattereth^H2505^(H8689) himself in his own eyes^H5869, until his iniquity^H5771 be found^H4672^(H8800) to be hateful^H8130^(H8800).

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

KJVThe words^H1697 of his mouth^H6310 are iniquity^H205 and deceit^H4820: he hath left off^H2308^(H8804) to be wise^H7919^(H8687), and to do good^H3190^(H8687).

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

KJVHe deviseth^H2803^(H8799) mischief^H205 upon his bed^H4904; he setteth^H3320^(H8691) himself in a way^H1870 that is not good^H2896; he abhorreth^H3988^(H8799) not evil^H7451.

⁵ Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

KJVThy mercy^H2617, O LORD^H3068, is in the heavens^H8064; and thy faithfulness^H530 reacheth unto the clouds^H7834.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

KJVThy righteousness^H6666 is like the great^H410 mountains^H2042; thy judgments^H4941 are a great^H7227 deep^H8415: O LORD^H3068, thou preservest^H3467^(H8686) man^H120 and beast^H929.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

KJVHow excellent^H3368 is thy lovingkindness^H2617, O God^H430! therefore the children^H1121 of men^H120 put their trust^H2620^(H8799) under the shadow^H6738 of thy wings^H3671.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

KJVThey shall be abundantly satisfied^H7301^(H8799) with the fatness^H1880 of thy house^H1004; and thou shalt make them drink^H8248^(H8686) of the river^H5158 of thy pleasures^H5730.

⁹ For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.

KJVFor with thee is the fountain^H4726 of life^H2416: in thy light^H216 shall we see^H7200^(H8799) light^H216.

¹⁰ Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

KJVO continue^H4900^(H8798) thy lovingkindness^H2617 unto them that know^H3045^(H8802) thee; and thy righteousness^H6666 to the upright^H3477 in heart^H3820.

¹¹ Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

KJVLet not the foot^H7272 of pride^H1346 come^H935^(H8799) against me, and let not the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7563 remove^H5110^(H8686) me.

¹² There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.

KJVThere are the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205 fallen^H5307^(H8804): they are cast down^H1760^(H8795), and shall not be able^H3201^(H8804) to rise^H6965^(H8800).

WEB·Psalms 35

¹By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Plead^H7378^(H8798) my cause, O LORD^H3068, with them that strive^H3401 with me: fight^H3898^(H8798) against them that fight^H3898^(H8802) against me.

² Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

KJVTake hold^H2388^(H8685) of shield^H4043 and buckler^H6793, and stand up^H6965^(H8798) for mine help^H5833.

³ Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

KJVDraw out^H7324^(H8685) also the spear^H2595, and stop^H5462^(H8798) the way against^H7125^(H8800) them that persecute^H7291^(H8802) me: say^H559^(H8798) unto my soul^H5315, I am thy salvation^H3444.

⁴ Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) and put to shame^H3637^(H8735) that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my soul^H5315: let them be turned^H5472^(H8735) back^H268 and brought to confusion^H2659^(H8799) that devise^H2803^(H8802) my hurt^H7451.

⁵ Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.

KJVLet them be as chaff^H4671 before^H6440 the wind^H7307: and let the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 chase^H1760^(H8802) them.

⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

KJVLet their way^H1870 be dark^H2822 and slippery^H2519: and let the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 persecute^H7291^(H8802) them.

⁷ For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

KJVFor without cause^H2600 have they hid^H2934^(H8804) for me their net^H7568 in a pit^H7845, which without cause^H2600 they have digged^H2658^(H8804) for my soul^H5315.

⁸ Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

KJVLet destruction^H7722 come^H935^(H8799) upon him at unawares^H3045^(H8799)^H3808; and let his net^H7568 that he hath hid^H2934^(H8804) catch^H3920^(H8799) himself: into that very destruction^H7722 let him fall^H5307^(H8799).

⁹ My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

KJVAnd my soul^H5315 shall be joyful^H1523^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068: it shall rejoice^H7797^(H8799) in his salvation^H3444.

¹⁰ All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

KJVAll my bones^H6106 shall say^H559^(H8799), LORD^H3068, who is like unto thee, which deliverest^H5337^(H8688) the poor^H6041 from him that is too strong^H2389 for him, yea, the poor^H6041 and the needy^H34 from him that spoileth^H1497^(H8802) him?

¹¹ Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

KJVFalse^H2555 witnesses^H5707 did rise up^H6965^(H8799); they laid to my charge^H7592^(H8799) things that I knew^H3045^(H8804) not.

¹² They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

KJVThey rewarded^H7999^(H8762) me evil^H7451 for good^H2896 to the spoiling^H7908 of my soul^H5315.

¹³ But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

KJVBut as for me, when they were sick^H2470^(H8800), my clothing^H3830 was sackcloth^H8242: I humbled^H6031^(H8765) my soul^H5315 with fasting^H6685; and my prayer^H8605 returned^H7725^(H8799) into mine own bosom^H2436.

¹⁴ I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

KJVI behaved^H1980^(H8694) myself as though he had been my friend^H7453 or brother^H251: I bowed down^H7817^(H8804) heavily^H6937^(H8802), as one that mourneth^H57 for his mother^H517.

¹⁵ But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

KJVBut in mine adversity^H6761 they rejoiced^H8055^(H8804), and gathered themselves together^H622^(H8738): yea, the abjects^H5222 gathered themselves together^H622^(H8738) against me, and I knew^H3045^(H8804) it not; they did tear^H7167^(H8804) me, and ceased^H1826^(H8804) not:

¹⁶ Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

KJVWith hypocritical^H2611 mockers^H3934 in feasts^H4580, they gnashed^H2786^(H8800) upon me with their teeth^H8127.

¹⁷ Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

KJVLord^H136, how long wilt thou look on^H7200^(H8799)? rescue^H7725^(H8685) my soul^H5315 from their destructions^H7722, my darling^H3173 from the lions^H3715.

¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

KJVI will give thee thanks^H3034^(H8686) in the great^H7227 congregation^H6951: I will praise^H1984^(H8762) thee among much^H6099 people^H5971.

¹⁹ Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

KJVLet not them that are mine enemies^H341^(H8802) wrongfully^H8267 rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me: neither let them wink^H7169^(H8799) with the eye^H5869 that hate^H8130^(H8802) me without a cause^H2600.

²⁰ For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

KJVFor they speak^H1696^(H8762) not peace^H7965: but they devise^H2803^(H8799) deceitful^H4820 matters^H1697 against them that are quiet^H7282 in the land^H776.

²¹ Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

KJVYea, they opened their mouth^H6310 wide^H7337^(H8686) against me, and said^H559^(H8804), Aha^H1889, aha^H1889, our eye^H5869 hath seen^H7200^(H8804) it.

²² You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

KJVThis thou hast seen^H7200^(H8804), O LORD^H3068: keep not silence^H2790^(H8799): O Lord^H136, be not far^H7368^(H8799) from me.

²³ Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

KJVStir up^H5782^(H8685) thyself, and awake^H6974^(H8685) to my judgment^H4941, even unto my cause^H7379, my God^H430 and my Lord^H136.

²⁴ Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.

KJVJudge^H8199^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430, according to thy righteousness^H6664; and let them not rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me.

²⁵ Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

KJVLet them not say^H559^(H8799) in their hearts^H3820, Ah^H1889, so would we have it^H5315: let them not say^H559^(H8799), We have swallowed him up^H1104^(H8765).

²⁶ Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

KJVLet them be ashamed^H954^(H8799) and brought to confusion^H2659^(H8799) together^H3162 that rejoice^H8056 at mine hurt^H7451: let them be clothed^H3847^(H8799) with shame^H1322 and dishonour^H3639 that magnify^H1431^(H8688) themselves against me.

²⁷ Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

KJVLet them shout for joy^H7442^(H8799), and be glad^H8055^(H8799), that favour^H2655 my righteous cause^H6664: yea, let them say^H559^(H8799) continually^H8548, Let the LORD^H3068 be magnified^H1431^(H8799), which hath pleasure^H2655 in the prosperity^H7965 of his servant^H5650.

²⁸ My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

KJVAnd my tongue^H3956 shall speak^H1897^(H8799) of thy righteousness^H6664 and of thy praise^H8416 all the day^H3117 long.

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