1 Oppose, LORD, those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me.
2 Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my defense.
3 Brandish lance and battle-ax against my pursuers. Say to my heart, "I am your salvation."
4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgrace. Let those who plot evil against me be turned back and confounded.
5 Make them like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them on.
6 Make their way slippery and dark, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 Without cause they set their snare for me; without cause they dug a pit for me.
8 Let ruin overtake them unawares; let the snare they have set catch them; let them fall into the pit they have dug.
9 Then I will rejoice in the LORD, exult in God's salvation.
10 My very bones shall say, "O LORD, who is like you, Who rescue the afflicted from the powerful, the afflicted and needy from the despoiler?"
11 Malicious witnesses come forward, accuse me of things I do not know.
12 They repay me evil for good and I am all alone.
13 Yet I, when they were ill, put on sackcloth, afflicted myself with fasting, sobbed my prayers upon my bosom.
14 I went about in grief as for my brother, bent in mourning as for my mother.
15 Yet when I stumbled they gathered with glee, gathered against me like strangers. They slandered me without ceasing;
16 without respect they mocked me, gnashed their teeth against me.
17 Lord, how long will you look on? Save me from roaring beasts, my precious life from lions!
18 Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I will praise you before the mighty throng.
19 Do not let lying foes smirk at me, my undeserved enemies wink knowingly.
20 They speak no words of peace, but against the quiet in the land they fashion deceitful speech.
21 They open wide their mouths against me. They say, "Aha! Good! Our eyes relish the sight!"
22 You see this, LORD; do not be silent; Lord, do not withdraw from me.
23 Awake, be vigilant in my defense, in my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Defend me because you are just, LORD; my God, do not let them gloat over me.
25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha! Just what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured that one!"
26 Put to shame and confound all who relish my misfortune. Clothe with shame and disgrace those who lord it over me.
27 But let those who favor my just cause shout for joy and be glad. May they ever say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in the peace of his loyal servant."
28 Then my tongue shall recount your justice, declare your praise, all the day long.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 35:
Psalm 35 is a prayer of David asking for help and protection against his enemies. He calls for divine justice and expresses his confidence that God will intervene in his favor. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this Psalm:
Psalm 7:9: "May the evil of the wicked be finished, but the righteous ones are established, for you, O righteous God, probes mind and heart." This verse relates to the theme of Psalm 35, which is the search for justice against enemies. David cries out that the wickedness of the wicked will end and the righteous are established.
Psalm 10:15: "Break the arm of the wicked and the wicked, asks for accounts of their wickedness until not about nothing." This verse also relates to the pursuit of justice against enemies. David asks God to intervene and break the arm of the wicked, that is, defeat his enemies.
Psalm 18:2: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my liberator; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the power that saves me, my tower . " This verse relates to the theme of protection against enemies. David trusts God as his rock, fortress and liberating, and takes refuge in him in times of danger.
Psalm 31:15: "My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies and those who persecute me." This verse also relates to the theme of protection against enemies. David recognizes that his times are in the hands of God and asks to be delivered from the hands of his enemies and persecutors.
Psalm 40:14: "Those who seek to take my life be humiliated and frustrated; This verse relates to the theme of asking for help against enemies. David asks his enemies to be humiliated and frustrated in his plans against him, and that they go back with shame.
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