Psalm 35:1–8

1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me;

fight against those who fight against me.

2 Take up shield and armor;

arise and come to my aid.

3 Brandish spear and javelin

against those who pursue me.

Say to me,

“I am your salvation.”

4 May those who seek my life

be disgraced and put to shame;

may those who plot my ruin

be turned back in dismay.

5 May they be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them away;

6 may their path be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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.

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;

fight against those who fight against me!

2 Take hold of shield and buckler

and rise for my help!

3 Draw the spear and javelin

against my pursuers!

Say to my soul,

“I am your salvation!”

4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor

who seek after my life!

Let them be turned back and disappointed

who devise evil against me!

5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them away!

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

7 For without cause they hid their net for me;

without cause they dug a pit for my life.

8 Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it!

And let the net that he hid ensnare him;

let him fall into it—to his destruction!

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.

1 O Lord, oppose those who oppose me.

Fight those who fight against me.

2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield.

Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

3 Lift up your spear and javelin

against those who pursue me.

Let me hear you say,

“I will give you victory!”

4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;

turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

5 Blow them away like chaff in the wind—

a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.

6 Make their path dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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.

1 Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me;

Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler,

And stand up for my help.

3 Also draw out the spear,

And stop those who pursue me.

Say to my soul,

“I am your salvation.”

4 Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor

Who seek after my life;

Let those be turned back and brought to confusion

Who plot my hurt.

5 Let them be like 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 pursue them.

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.

1 Lord, battle with those who battle with me.

Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Pick up the shield and armor.

Rise up and help me.

3 Lift up your spears, both large and small,

against those who chase me.

Tell me, “I will save you.”

4 Make those who want to kill me

be ashamed and disgraced.

Make those who plan to harm me

turn back and run away.

5 Make them like chaff blown by the wind

as the angel of the Lord forces them away.

6 Let their road be dark and slippery

as the angel of the Lord chases them.

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.

1 Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me:

Fight thou against them that fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler,

And stand up for my help.

3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me:

Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul:

Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind,

And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

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.

1 Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me: 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help; 3 And draw out the spear, and stop the way against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt: 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away; 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them. 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.

1 O Lord, attack those who attack me. 

Fight against those who fight against me. 

2 Use your shields, ⸤both⸥ small and large. 

Arise to help me. 

3 Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me. 

Say to my soul, “I am your savior.” 

4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. 

Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion. 

5 Let them be like husks blown by the wind 

as the Messenger of the Lord chases them. 

6 Let their path be dark and slippery 

as the Messenger of the Lord pursues them. 

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. 

1 Oppose my opponents, Lord;

fight those who fight me.

2 Take Your shields—large and small—

and come to my aid.

3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,

and assure me: “I am your deliverance.”

4 Let those who seek to kill me

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who plan to harm me

be turned back and ashamed.

5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them away.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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.

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;

fight against those who fight against me!

2 Take hold of shield and buckler,

and rise up to help me!

3 Draw the spear and javelin

against my pursuers;

say to my soul,

“I am your salvation.”

4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor

who seek after my life.

Let them be turned back and confounded

who devise evil against me.

5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them on.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

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.

1 Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders;

fight those who fight me.

2 Grasp buckler and shield

and rise to my aid.

3 And draw the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.

Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4 Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated.

Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.

5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of Yahweh driving them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.

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.

1 Lord, stand up against those who stand up against me.

Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Pick up your large shields and your small shields.

Rise up and help me.

3 Get your spear and javelin ready to fight

against those who are chasing me.

Say to me, “I will save you.”

4 Let those who are trying to kill me

be brought down in dishonor.

Let those who plan to destroy me

be turned back in terror.

5 Let them be like straw blowing in the wind,

while the angel of the Lord drives them away.

6 Let their path be dark and slippery,

while the angel of the Lord chases them.

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.