Psalm 35:19–25

19 Do not let those gloat over me

who are my enemies without cause;

do not let those who hate me without reason

maliciously wink the eye.

20 They do not speak peaceably,

but devise false accusations

against those who live quietly in the land.

21 They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha!

With our own eyes we have seen it.”

22 Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent.

Do not be far from me, Lord.

23 Awake, and rise to my defense!

Contend for me, my God and Lord.

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.”

19 Let not those rejoice over me

who are wrongfully my foes,

and let not those wink the eye

who hate me without cause.

20 For they do not speak peace,

but against those who are quiet in the land

they devise words of deceit.

21 They open wide their mouths against me;

they say, “Aha, Aha!

Our eyes have seen it!”

22 You have seen, O Lord; be not silent!

O Lord, be not far from me!

23 Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,

for my cause, my God and my Lord!

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,

“Aha, our heart’s desire!”

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

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.

19 Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.

Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.

20 They don’t talk of peace;

they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.

21 They shout, “Aha! Aha!

With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

22 O Lord, you know all about this.

Do not stay silent.

Do not abandon me now, O Lord.

23 Wake up! Rise to my defense!

Take up my case, my God and my Lord.

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!”

19 Do not let my enemies laugh at me;

they hate me for no reason.

Do not let them make fun of me;

they have no cause to hate me.

20 Their words are not friendly

but are lies about peace-loving people.

21 They speak against me

and say, “Aha! We saw what you did!”

22 Lord, you have been watching. Do not keep quiet.

Lord, do not leave me alone.

23 Wake up! Come and defend me!

My God and Lord, fight for me!

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.”

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 words against them that are quiet in the land.

21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me;

They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

22 Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence:

O Lord, be not far from me.

23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me,

Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

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.

19 Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause. 20 For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land. 21 And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen it. 22 Thou hast seen it, Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord! 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.

19 Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. 

Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⸤at me⸥. 

20 They do not talk about peace. 

Instead, they scheme against the peaceful people in the land. 

21 They open their big mouths and say about me, 

“Aha! Aha! Our own eyes have seen it.” 

22 You have seen it, O Lord. 

Do not remain silent. 

O Lord, do not be so far away from me. 

23 Wake up, and rise to my defense. 

Plead my case, O my God and my Lord. 

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.” 

19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;

do not let those who hate me without cause

look at me maliciously.

20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,

but contrive deceitful schemes

against those who live peacefully in the land.

21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,

“Aha, aha! We saw it!”

22 You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.

Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Wake up and rise to my defense,

to my cause, my God and my Lord!

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!”

19 Do not let my treacherous enemies rejoice over me

or those who hate me without cause wink the eye.

20 For they do not speak peace,

but they conceive deceitful words

against those who are quiet in the land.

21 They open wide their mouths against me;

they say, “Aha, Aha,

our eyes have seen it.”

22 You have seen, O Lord; do not be silent!

O Lord, do not be far from me!

23 Wake up! Rouse yourself for my defense,

for my cause, my God and my Lord!

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.”

19 Let not those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me.

Nor let those who hate me without cause wink the eye.

20 For they do not speak peace,

but against the quiet ones of the land

they plan deceitful words.

21 They also made wide their mouths against me.

They said, “Aha! Aha!

Our eyes have seen it.”

22 You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf.

O Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Wake up and rouse yourself for my right,

for my cause, O my God and my Lord.

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.”

19 Don’t let those who are my enemies without any reason

laugh at me and make fun of me.

Don’t let those who hate me without any reason

wink at me with an evil purpose.

20 They don’t speak words of peace.

They make up false charges

against those who live quietly in the land.

21 They open their mouths wide at me. They make fun of me.

They say, “With our own eyes we have seen what you did.”

22 Lord, you have seen this. Don’t be silent.

Lord, don’t be far away from me.

23 Wake up! Rise up to help me!

My God and Lord, stand up for me.

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.”

19 Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;

Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

20 For they do not speak peace,

But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

21 They opened their mouth wide against me;

They said, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

22 You have seen it, O Lord, do not keep silent;

O Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right

And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

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!”