drb - 34

drb@Psalms:34:1 @For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

drb@Psalms:34:2 @Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.

drb@Psalms:34:3 @Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

drb@Psalms:34:4 @Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

drb@Psalms:34:5 @Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

drb@Psalms:34:6 @Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.

drb@Psalms:34:7 @For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.

drb@Psalms:34:8 @Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.

drb@Psalms:34:9 @But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.

drb@Psalms:34:10 @All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.

drb@Psalms:34:11 @Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

drb@Psalms:34:12 @They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

drb@Psalms:34:13 @But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.

drb@Psalms:34:14 @As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.

drb@Psalms:34:15 @But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

drb@Psalms:34:16 @They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

drb@Psalms:34:17 @Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

drb@Psalms:34:18 @I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.

drb@Psalms:34:19 @Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

drb@Psalms:34:20 @For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

drb@Psalms:34:21 @And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

drb@Psalms:34:22 @Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.

drb@Psalms:34:23 @Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

drb@Psalms:34:24 @Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.

drb@Psalms:34:25 @Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up.

drb@Psalms:34:26 @Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me.

drb@Psalms:34:27 @Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant.

drb@Psalms:34:28 @Any my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.

Psalms 34