Yahweh Be Magnified
Of David.
Contend, O Yahweh, with those who acontend with me;
Fight against those who bfight against me.
2 Take hold of ashield and large shield
And rise up for bmy help.
3 Draw also the spear and the battle‑axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am ayour salvation.”
4 Let those be aashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those who devise evil against me be bturned back and humiliated.
5 Let them be alike chaff before the wind,
With the angel of Yahweh driving them on.
6 Let their way be dark and aslippery,
With the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
7 For awithout cause they bhid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
8 Let adestruction, which he does not know, come upon him,
And blet the net, which he hid, catch him;
Let him fall into it in cdestruction.
9 And my soul shall arejoice in Yahweh;
It shall bbe joyful in His salvation.
10 All my abones will say, “Yahweh, bwho is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him cwho is too strong for him,
And dthe afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
11 aMalicious witnesses rise up,
Who ask me of things that I do not know.
12 They arepay me evil for good,
It is bereavement to my soul.
13 But as for me, awhen they were sick, my bclothing was sackcloth;
I chumbled my soul with fasting,
And my dprayer kept returning to my bosom.
14 I walked about as though it were my friend or brother;
I abowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
15 But aat my stumbling they were glad and gathered themselves together;
The bsmiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They ctore at me and never were silent.
16 Amongst the godless jesters at a feast,
They agnashed at me with their teeth.
17 Lord, ahow long will You look on?
Bring back my soul bfrom their ravages,
My conly life from the lions.
18 I will agive You thanks in the great assembly;
I will bpraise You among a mighty people.
19 aLet those who are wrongfully bmy enemies not be glad over me;
Nor let those cwho hate me without cause dwink maliciously.
20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise adeceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They aopened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “bAha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
22 aYou have seen it, O Yahweh, bdo not keep silent;
O Lord, cdo not be far from me.
23 aStir up Yourself, and awake to my justice
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 aJudge me, O Yahweh my God, according to Your righteousness,
And bdo not let them be glad over me.
25 Do not let them say in their heart, “aAha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have bswallowed him up!”
26 Let athose be ashamed and humiliated altogether who are glad at the evil done to me;
Let those be bclothed with shame and dishonor who cmagnify themselves over me.
27 Let them ashout for joy and be glad, who delight in bmy righteousness;
And clet them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified,
Who ddelights in the peace of His slave.”
28 And amy tongue shall utter Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.