Psalm 35:7–12

7 Since they hid their net for me without cause

and without cause dug a pit for me,

8 may ruin overtake them by surprise—

may the net they hid entangle them,

may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.

9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord

and delight in his salvation.

10 My whole being will exclaim,

“Who is like you, Lord?

You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,

the poor and needy from those who rob them.”

11 Ruthless witnesses come forward;

they question me on things I know nothing about.

12 They repay me evil for good

and leave me like one bereaved.

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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord.

I will be glad because he rescues me.

10 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?”

11 Malicious witnesses testify against me.

They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

12 They repay me evil for good.

I am sick with despair.

7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit,

Which they have dug without cause for my life.

8 Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly,

And let his net that he has hidden 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 You,

Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him,

Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

11 Fierce witnesses rise up;

They ask me things that I do not know.

12 They reward me evil for good,

To the sorrow of my soul.

7 For no reason they spread out their net to trap me;

for no reason they dug a pit for me.

8 So let ruin strike them suddenly.

Let them be caught in their own nets;

let them fall into the pit and die.

9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord;

I will be happy when he saves me.

10 Even my bones will say,

“Lord, who is like you?

You save the weak from the strong,

the weak and poor from robbers.”

11 Men without mercy stand up to testify.

They ask me things I do not know.

12 They repay me with evil for the good I have done,

and they make me very sad.

7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit;

Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares;

And let his net that he hath hid catch himself:

With destruction let him fall therein.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah:

It shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say,

Jehovah, who is like unto thee,

Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,

Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I know not.

12 They reward me evil for good,

To the bereaving of my soul.

7 For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; without cause they have digged it for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not. 12 They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

7 For no reason they hid their net in a pit. 

For no reason they dug the pit ⸤to trap me⸥. 

8 Let destruction surprise them. 

Let the net that they hid catch them. 

Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed. 

9 My soul will find joy in the Lord 

and be joyful about his salvation. 

10 All my bones will say, “O Lord, who can compare with you? 

You rescue the weak person from the one who is too strong for him 

and weak and needy people from the one who robs them.” 

11 Malicious people bring charges against me. 

They ask me things I know nothing about. 

12 I am devastated 

because they pay me back with evil instead of good. 

7 They hid their net for me without cause;

they dug a pit for me without cause.

8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,

and let the net that he hid ensnare him;

let him fall into it—to his ruin.

9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord;

I will delight in His deliverance.

10 My very bones will say,

“Lord, who is like You,

rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,

the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

11 Malicious witnesses come forward;

they question me about things I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good,

making me desolate.

7 For without cause they hid their net for me;

without cause they dug a pit for my life.

8 Let ruin come on them unawares,

and let the net that they hid ensnare them;

let them fall in it—to their ruin.

9 Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord,

exulting in his deliverance.

10 All my bones shall say,

“O Lord, who is like you?

You deliver the weak

from those too strong for them,

the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;

they ask me about things I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good;

my soul is forlorn.

7 For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me;

without cause they dug it for my life.

8 Let unforeseen ruin come on him,

and his net that he hid, let it catch him.

Let him fall into it in ruin.

9 Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh;

it will rejoice in his salvation.

10 All of my bones shall say, “O Yahweh, who is like you,

who delivers the poor from one stronger than he

and the poor and needy from the one who robs him?”

11 Violent witnesses rise up;

they ask me concerning what I do not know.

12 They repay me evil in place of good.

It is bereavement to my soul.

7 They set a trap for me without any reason.

Without any reason they dug a pit to catch me.

8 So let them be destroyed without warning.

Let the trap they set for me catch them.

Let them fall into the pit and be destroyed.

9 Then I will be full of joy because of what the Lord has done.

I will be glad because he has saved me.

10 My whole being will cry out,

“Who is like you, Lord?

You save poor people from those who are too strong for them.

You save poor and needy people from those who rob them.”

11 Mean people come forward to give witness against me.

They ask me things I don’t know anything about.

12 They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.

They leave me without hope.

7 For without cause they hid their net for me;

Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares,

And let the net which he hid catch himself;

Into that very destruction let him fall.

9 And my soul shall rejoice in the Lord;

It shall exult in His salvation.

10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,

Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,

And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good,

To the bereavement of my soul.