시편 35

1여호와여 나와 다투는 자와 다투시고 나와 싸우는 자와 싸우소서 2방패와 손 방패를 잡으시고 일어나 나를 도우소서 3창을 빼사 나를 쫓는 자의 길을 막으시고 또 내 영혼에게 나는 네 구원이라 이르소서 4내 생명을 찾는 자로 부끄러워 수치를 당케 하시며 나를 상해하려 하는 자로 물러가 낭패케 하소서 5저희로 바람 앞에 겨와 같게 하시고 여호와의 사자로 몰아내소서 6저희 길을 어둡고 미끄럽게 하시고 여호와의 사자로 저희를 따르게 하소서 7저희가 무고히 나를 잡으려고 그 그물을 웅덩이에 숨기며 무고히 내 생명을 해하려고 함정을 팠사오니 8멸망으로 졸지에 저에게 임하게 하시며 그 숨긴 그물에 스스로 잡히게 하시며 멸망 중에 떨어지게 하소서 9내 영혼이 여호와를 즐거워함이여 그 구원을 기뻐하리로다 10내 모든 뼈가 이르기를 여호와와 같은 자 누구리요 그는 가난한 자를 그보다 강한 자에게서 건지시고 가난하고 궁핍한 자를 노략하는 자에게서 건지시는 이라 하리로다 11불의한 증인이 일어나서 내가 알지 못하는 일로 내게 힐문하며 12내게 선을 악으로 갚아 나의 영혼을 외롭게 하나 13나는 저희가 병 들었을 때에 굵은 베옷을 입으며 금식하여 내 영혼을 괴롭게 하였더니 내 기도가 내 품으로 돌아왔도다 14내가 나의 친구와 형제에게 행함 같이 저희에게 행하였으며 내가 굽히고 슬퍼하기를 모친을 곡함 같이 하였도다 15오직 내가 환난을 당하매 저희가 기뻐하여 서로 모임이여 비류가 나의 알지 못하는 중에 모여 나를 치며 찢기를 마지 아니하도다 16저희는 연회에서 망령되이 조롱하는 자 같이 나를 향하여 그 이를 갈도다 17주여 어느 때까지 관망하시리이까 내 영혼을 저 멸망자에게서 구원하시며 내 유일한 것을 사자들에게서 건지소서 18내가 대회 중에서 주께 감사하며 많은 백성 중에서 주를 찬송하리이다 19무리하게 나의 원수된 자로 나를 인하여 기뻐하지 못하게 하시며 무고히 나를 미워하는 자로 눈짓하지 못하게 하소서 20대저 저희는 화평을 말하지 아니하고 평안히 땅에 거하는 자를 거짓말로 모해하며 21또 저희가 나를 향하여 입을 크게 벌리고 하하 우리가 목도하였다 하나이다 22여호와여 주께서 이를 보셨사오니 잠잠하지 마옵소서 주여 나를 멀리하지 마옵소서 23나의 하나님 나의 주여 떨치고 깨셔서 나를 공판하시며 나의 송사를 다스리소서 24여호와 나의 하나님이여 주의 공의대로 나를 판단하사 저희로 나를 인하여 기뻐하지 못하게 하소서 25저희로 그 마음에 이르기를 아하 소원 성취하였다 하지 못하게 하시며 우리가 저를 삼켰다 하지 못하게 하소서 26나의 해를 기뻐하는 자들로 부끄러워 낭패하게 하시며 나를 향하여 자긍하는 자로 수치와 욕을 당케 하소서 27나의 의를 즐거워하는 자로 기꺼이 부르고 즐겁게 하시며 그 종의 형통을 기뻐하시는 여호와는 광대하시다 하는 말을 저희로 항상 하게 하소서 28나의 혀가 주의 의를 말하며 종일토록 주를 찬송하리이다

1Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. 2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. 3Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.” 4Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. 5Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on. 6Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them. 7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul. 8Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction. 9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation. 10All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?” 11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about. 12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul. 13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom. 14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother. 15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease. 16Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me. 17Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions. 18I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people. 19Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes. 20For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. 21Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!” 22You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me. 23Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me! 24Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me. 25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!” 26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me. 27Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!” 28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

1Een psalm van David. Twist, HEERE! met mijn twisters; strijd met mijn bestrijders. 2Grijp het schild en de rondas, en sta op tot mijn hulp. 3En breng de spies voort, en sluit den weg toe, mijn vervolgers tegemoet; zeg tot mijn ziel: Ik ben uw Heil. 4Laat hen beschaamd en te schande worden, die mijn ziel zoeken; laat hen achterwaarts gedreven en schaamrood worden, die kwaad tegen mij bedenken. 5Laat hen worden als kaf voor den wind, en de Engel des HEEREN drijve hen weg. 6Hun weg zij duister en gans slibberig; en de Engel des HEEREN vervolge hen. 7Want zij hebben zonder oorzaak de groeve van hun net voor mij verborgen; zij hebben zonder oorzaak gegraven voor mijn ziel. 8De verwoesting overkome hem, dat hij het niet wete, en zijn net, dat hij verborgen heeft, vange hemzelven; hij valle daarin met verwoesting. 9Zo zal mijn ziel zich verheugen in den HEERE; zij zal vrolijk zijn in Zijn heil. 10Al mijn beenderen zullen zeggen: HEERE, wie is U gelijk! U, Die den ellendige redt van dien, die sterker is dan hij, en den ellendige en nooddruftige van zijn berover. 11Wrevelige getuigen staan er op; hetgeen ik niet weet, eisen zij van mij. 12Zij vergelden mij kwaad voor goed, de beroving mijner ziel. 13Mij aangaande daarentegen, als zij krank waren, was een zak mijn kleed; ik kwelde mijn ziel met vasten, en mijn gebed keerde weder in mijn boezem. 14Ik ging steeds, alsof het een vriend, alsof het mij een broeder geweest ware; ik ging gebukt in het zwart, als een, die over zijn moeder treurt. 15Maar als ik hinkte, waren zij verblijd, en verzamelden zich; zij verzamelden zich tot mij als geslagenen, en ik merkte niets; zij scheurden hun klederen, en zwegen niet stil. 16Onder de huichelende spotachtige tafelbroeders knersten zij over mij met hun tanden. 17HEERE! hoe lang zult Gij toezien? Breng mijn ziel weder van hunlieder verwoestingen, mijn eenzame van de jonge leeuwen. 18Zo zal ik U loven in de grote gemeente; onder machtig veel volks zal ik U prijzen. 19Laat hen zich niet verblijden over mij, die mij om valse oorzaken vijanden zijn; noch wenken met de ogen, die mij zonder oorzaak haten. 20Want zij spreken niet van vrede, maar zij bedenken bedriegelijke zaken tegen de stillen in het land. 21En zij sperren hun mond wijd op tegen mij; zij zeggen: Ha, ha, ons oog heeft het gezien! 22HEERE! Gij hebt het gezien, zwijg niet; HEERE! wees niet verre van mij. 23Ontwaak en word wakker tot mijn recht; mijn God en HEERE! tot mijn twistzaak. 24Doe mij recht naar Uw gerechtigheid, HEERE, mijn God! en laat hen zich over mij niet verblijden. 25Laat hen niet zeggen in hun hart: Heah, onze ziel! laat hen niet zeggen: Wij hebben hem verslonden! 26Laat hen beschaamd en te zamen schaamrood worden, die zich in mijn kwaad verblijden; laat hen met schaamte en schande bekleed worden, die zich tegen mij groot maken. 27Laat hen vrolijk zingen en verblijd zijn, die lust hebben tot mijn gerechtigheid; en laat hen geduriglijk zeggen: Groot gemaakt zij de HEERE, Die lust heeft tot den vrede Zijns knechts! 28Zo zal mijn tong vermelden Uw gerechtigheid, en Uw lof den gansen dag.