24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;

do not let them gloat over me.

25 Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!”

or say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 May all who gloat over my distress

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who exalt themselves over me

be clothed with shame and disgrace.

27 May those who delight in my vindication

shout for joy and gladness;

may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,

who delights in the well-being of his servant.”

28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,

your praises all day long.

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.

24 Declare me not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice.

Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.

25 Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!

Now we will eat him alive!”

26 May those who rejoice at my troubles

be humiliated and disgraced.

May those who triumph over me

be covered with shame and dishonor.

27 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!”

28 Then I will proclaim your justice,

and I will praise you all day long.

24 Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness;

And let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!”

Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion

Who rejoice at my hurt;

Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor

Who exalt themselves against me.

27 Let them shout for joy and be glad,

Who favor my righteous cause;

And let them say continually,

“Let the Lord be magnified,

Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

28 And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness

And of Your praise all the day long.

24 Lord my God, defend me with your justice.

Don’t let them laugh at me.

25 Don’t let them think, “Aha! We got what we wanted!”

Don’t let them say, “We destroyed him.”

26 Let them be ashamed and embarrassed,

because they were happy when I hurt.

Cover them with shame and disgrace,

because they thought they were better than I was.

27 May my friends sing and shout for joy.

May they always say, “Praise the greatness of the Lord,

who loves to see his servants do well.”

28 I will tell of your goodness

and will praise you every day.

24 Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness;

And let them not rejoice over me.

25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it:

Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

26 Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt:

Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause:

Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified,

Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness

And of thy praise all the day long.

24 Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! 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 adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 27 Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, and of thy praise, all the day.

24 Judge me by your righteousness, O Lord my God. 

Do not let them gloat over me 

25 or think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” 

Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up.” 

26 Let those who gloat over my downfall 

be thoroughly put to shame and confused. 

Let those who promote themselves at my expense 

be clothed with shame and disgrace. 

27 Let those who are happy when I am declared innocent 

joyfully sing and rejoice. 

Let them continually say, “The Lord is great. 

He is happy when his servant has peace.” 

28 Then my tongue will tell about your righteousness, 

about your praise all day long. 

24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,

in keeping with Your righteousness,

and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts,

“Aha! Just what we wanted.”

Do not let them say,

“We have swallowed him up!”

26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who exalt themselves over me

be clothed with shame and reproach.

27 Let those who want my vindication

shout for joy and be glad;

let them continually say,

“The Lord be exalted.

He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

28 And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,

Your praise all day long.

24 Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,

according to your righteousness,

and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say to themselves,

“Aha, we have our heart’s desire.”

Do not let them say, “We have swallowed you up.”

26 Let all those who rejoice at my calamity

be put to shame and confusion;

let those who exalt themselves against me

be clothed with shame and dishonor.

27 Let those who desire my vindication

shout for joy and be glad,

and say evermore,

“Great is the Lord,

who delights in the welfare of his servant.”

28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness

and of your praise all day long.

24 Vindicate me according to your righteousness,

O Yahweh my God,

and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha, our desire.”

Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether,

who rejoice at my misfortune.

Let them put on shame and insult,

who magnify themselves against me.

27 Let them shout for joy and be glad,

who delight in my vindication;

and let them say continually, “Yahweh is great,

who delights in the welfare of his servant.”

28 Then my tongue will proclaim your righteousness,

and your praise all day.

24 Lord my God, when you hand down your sentence, let it be in my favor.

You always do what is right.

Don’t let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.

25 Don’t let them think, “That’s exactly what we wanted!”

Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 Let all those who laugh at me because I’m in trouble

be ashamed and bewildered.

Let all who think they are better than I am

put on shame and dishonor as if they were clothes.

27 Let those who are happy when my name is cleared

shout with joy and gladness.

Let them always say, “May the Lord be honored.

He is pleased when everything goes well with the one who serves him.”

28 You always do what is right. My tongue will speak about it

and praise you all day long.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,

And do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!”

Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

26 Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;

Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27 Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;

And let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,

Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

28 And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness

And Your praise all day long.