Psalms 35:11-28

¹¹Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

¹²They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

¹³And I — in their sickness my clothing is sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

¹⁴As if a friend, as if my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.

¹⁵And — in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

¹⁶With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.

¹⁷Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

¹⁸I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.

¹⁹Mine enemies rejoice not over me with falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

²⁰For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

²¹And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

²²Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord — be not far from me,

²³Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.

²⁴Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

²⁵They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

²⁶They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

²⁷They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

²⁸And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!