Highlights
- David’s cries to the Lord to deal with his evil enemies who hate him without reason vs 19;
- The Lord is silence to his cries vs 22 yet he still placed his absolute trust in God and waited patiently for His response.
Psalms 35:1-28
[1]Oppose those who oppose me, Lord, and fight those who fight against me!
[2]Take your shield and armour and come to my rescue.
[3]Lift up your spear and your axe against those who pursue me. Promise that you will save me.
[4]May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused!
[5]May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord pursues them!
[6]May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the Lord strikes them down!
[7]Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me.
[8]But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!
[9]Then I will be glad because of the Lord; I will be happy because he saved me.
[10]With all my heart I will say to the Lord, “There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor.”
[11]Evil people testify against me and accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
[12]They pay me back evil for good, and I sink in despair.
[13]But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low,
[14]as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went about bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother.
[15]But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered round to mock me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.
[16]Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate.
[17]How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions!
[18]Then I will thank you in the assembly of your people; I will praise you before them all.
[19]Don’t let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.
[20]They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people.
[21]They accuse me, shouting, “We saw what you did!”
[22]But you, O Lord, have seen this. So don’t be silent, Lord; don’t keep yourself far away!
[23]Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.
[24]You are righteous, O Lord, so declare me innocent; don’t let my enemies gloat over me.
[25]Don’t let them say to themselves, “We are rid of him! That’s just what we wanted!”
[26]May those who gloat over my suffering be completely defeated and confused; may those who claim to be better than I am be covered with shame and disgrace.
[27]May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, “How great is the Lord! He is pleased with the success of his servant.”
[28]Then I will proclaim your righteousness, and I will praise you all day long.