Book of Psalms, No. 35
Psalms 35 NWT - New World TranslationNo. 35 of the Psalms—New World Translation (NWT)
- ¶ Do conduct my case, O Jehovah,[a] against my opponents;1
War against those warring against me.2 - ¶ Take hold of buckler and large shield,3
And do rise up in assistance of me,4 - ¶ And draw spear and double ax to meet those pursuing me.5
Say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”6 - ¶ May those be shamed and humiliated who are hunting for my soul.7
May those be turned back and be abashed who are scheming calamity for me.8 - ¶ May they become like chaff before the wind,9
And let Jehovah’s angel be pushing [them] along.10 - ¶ Let their way become darkness and slippery places,11
And let Jehovah’s angel be pursuing them. - ¶ For without cause they have hid for me their netted pit;12
Without cause they have dug it for my soul.[b]13 - ¶ Let ruin come upon him without his knowing,14
And let his own net that he hid catch him;15
With ruin let him fall into it.16 - ¶ But let my own soul be joyful in Jehovah;17
Let it exult in his salvation.18 - ¶ Let all my bones themselves say:19
“O Jehovah, who is there like you,20
¶ Delivering the afflicted one from one stronger than he is,21
And the afflicted and poor one from the one robbing him?”22 - ¶ Violent witnesses rise up;23
What I have not known they ask me.24 - ¶ They reward me with bad for good,25
Bereavement to my soul.26 - ¶ As for me, when they became ill, my clothing was sackcloth,27
With fasting I afflicted my soul,28
And upon my bosom my own prayer would return.29 - ¶ As for a companion, as for a brother of mine,30
I walked about like one mourning for a mother.31
Saddened, I bowed down. - ¶ But at my limping they rejoiced and gathered together;32
They gathered together against me,33
¶ Striking [me] down when I did not know it;34
They ripped [me] to pieces and did not keep silent.35 - ¶ Among the apostate mockers for a cake[c]36
There was a grinding[d] of their teeth even against me.37 - ¶ O Jehovah,[e] how long will you keep seeing [it]?38
Do bring back my soul from their ravages,39
Even my only one[f]40 from the maned young lions. - ¶ I will laud you in the big congregation;[g]41
Among a numerous people I shall praise you.42 - ¶ O may those who for no reason are my enemies not rejoice over me;43
As for those hating me without cause, let them not wink the eye.44 - ¶ For it is not peace that they speak;45
But against the quiet ones of the earth
Things of deception they keep scheming.46 - ¶ And they open wide their mouth even against me.47
They have said: “Aha! Aha! our eye has seen [it].”48 - ¶ You have seen, O Jehovah.[h]49 Do not keep silent.[i]50
O Jehovah,[j] do not keep yourself far from me.51 - ¶ Do arouse yourself[k] and awake to my judgment,52
O my God, even Jehovah,[l] to my case at law.53 - ¶ Judge me according to your righteousness, O Jehovah[m] my God,54
And may they not rejoice over me.55 - ¶ O may they not say in their heart: “Aha, our soul!”[n]56
May they not say: “We have swallowed him up.”57 - ¶ Let those be ashamed and abashed all together58
Who are joyful at my calamity.59
Let those be clothed with shame60 and humiliation who are assuming great airs against me.61 - ¶ Let those cry out joyfully and rejoice who are delighting in my righteousness,62
And let them say constantly:63
“Let Jehovah[o] be magnified, who takes delight in the peace of his servant.”64 - ¶ And let my own tongue utter in an undertone your righteousness,65
All day long your praise.66
FOOTNOTES
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ “For my soul.” Heb., lenaph·shiʹ; Gr., psy·khenʹ; Lat., aʹni·mam. See App 4A.
- ^ “The apostate mockers for a cake,” that is, ungodly buffoons.
- ^ “There was a grinding.” In Heb. this is a verb in the infinitive absolute, indefinite as to time and impersonal.
- ^ One of 134 scribal changes from YHWH to ʼAdho·naiʹ. See App 1B.
- ^ “My only one,” fem., referring to “my soul,” fem.
- ^ “In the big congregation.” Heb., beqa·halʹ rav; Gr., ek·kle·siʹai; Lat., ec·cleʹsi·a.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ Or, “Do not be deaf.”
- ^ See vs 17 ftn, “Jehovah.”
- ^ LXX adds “O Jehovah.”
- ^ See vs 17 ftn, “Jehovah.”
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ That is, ‘What our souls wanted!’
- ^ See App 1C §10.
REFERENCES
- ^ 1Sa 24:15; Ps 43:1; 119:154
- ^ Ex 14:25; Jos 10:42; Ps 3:7
- ^ Ex 15:3
- ^ Ps 33:20; Is 42:13
- ^ 1Sa 23:26
- ^ Ps 62:7; Is 12:2
- ^ Ps 40:14; 70:2; Je 17:18
- ^ Ps 35:26
- ^ Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; Ho 13:3; Mt 3:12
- ^ Ex 14:19; Is 37:36; Ac 12:23
- ^ Ps 73:18; Pr 4:19; Je 23:12
- ^ Ps 140:5
- ^ Ps 119:85
- ^ Pr 29:1
- ^ Ps 7:15; 9:15; 57:6; 141:10
- ^ Es 7:10; Ps 69:22; Ro 11:9
- ^ 1Sa 2:1; Hab 3:18
- ^ Ps 13:5; 21:1
- ^ Ps 22:14
- ^ Ex 15:11; Ps 71:19
- ^ Ps 18:17; 37:40
- ^ Ps 40:17; Pr 22:23
- ^ Ps 27:12; Mt 26:59
- ^ Ac 6:13
- ^ 1Sa 19:5; Ps 38:20; 109:5; Je 18:20; Jn 10:32; 18:23
- ^ 1Sa 20:33
- ^ Jb 30:25; Ps 69:11
- ^ Le 16:31; 1Ki 21:27; Is 58:3
- ^ Lu 10:6
- ^ 2Sa 1:17
- ^ Ge 24:67
- ^ Pr 17:5
- ^ Ps 71:10
- ^ Mt 27:30
- ^ Mt 27:29
- ^ Jn 18:28
- ^ Jb 16:9; Ps 37:12; Ac 7:54
- ^ Hab 1:13
- ^ Ps 69:14; 142:6
- ^ Ps 22:20; 57:4
- ^ Ps 22:22; 40:9; 111:1; Heb 2:12
- ^ Ro 15:9
- ^ Ps 25:2
- ^ Ps 69:4; Pr 6:13; Jn 15:25
- ^ Mt 26:4
- ^ Ps 31:13; Je 11:19; Mt 12:24; 1Pe 2:22
- ^ Ps 22:13
- ^ Ps 70:3
- ^ Ex 3:7; Ac 7:34
- ^ Ps 28:1; 50:21; 83:1
- ^ Ps 10:1; 71:12
- ^ Ps 44:23
- ^ Ps 119:154
- ^ Ps 7:8; 26:1; 96:13; Is 11:4
- ^ Ps 13:4
- ^ Ps 70:3
- ^ Ps 27:12; 41:2; 56:1
- ^ Ps 40:14
- ^ Jn 16:20
- ^ Ps 132:18
- ^ Ps 38:16
- ^ Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26
- ^ Ps 70:4
- ^ Ps 84:11; 149:4
- ^ Ps 51:14
- ^ Ps 71:24; 145:2
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