Plead thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me
Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me
Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me;
say unto my soul, I am thy salvation
Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul;
let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me
Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the angel of the Lord scattering them
Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord persecute them
For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause;
yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul
Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief
And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord;
it shall rejoice in his salvation
All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him? yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him? False witnesses did rise up;
they laid to my charge things that I knew not
They rewarded me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul
Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting;
and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother;
I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together;
yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not
With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth
Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions
So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise thee among much people
O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly;
neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause
And why? their communing is not for peace;
but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land
They gaped upon me with their mouths, and said, Fie on thee! We on thee! we saw it with our eyes
This thou hast seen, O Lord
Hold not thy tongue then;
go not far from me, O Lord
Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel;
avenge thou my cause, my God and my Lord
Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not triumph over me
Let them not say in their hearts, There! there! so would we have it;
neither let them say, We have devoured him
Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble;
let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me
Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing;
yea, let them say always, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant
And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long