Psalms 35 תְּהִלִּים

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃

ledavid riva ADONAI et-yerivay lecham et-lochamay

[A Psalm] of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; Fight against them that fight against me.

²הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

hachazek magen vetzinna vekuma be'ezrati

Take hold of shield and buckler, And rise up to my help.

³וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃

veharek chanit usegor likrat rodfay emor lenafshi yeshu'atekh ani

Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; Say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.'

⁴יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

yevoshu veyikkalmu mevakshe nafshi yissogu achor veyachperu choshve ra'ati

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; Let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.

⁵יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃

yihyu kemotz lifne-ruach umal'akh ADONAI doche

Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of the LORD thrusting them.

⁶יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃

yehi-darkam choshekh vachalaklakkot umal'akh ADONAI rodfam

Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of the LORD pursuing them.

⁷כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

ki-chinnam tamnu-li shachat rishtam chinnam chafru lenafshi

For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, Without cause have they digged for my soul. .

⁸תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃

tevo'ehu sho'a lo-yeda' verishto asher-taman tilkedo besho'a yippal-bah

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself; With destruction let him fall therein.

⁹וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

venafshi tagil baADONAI tasis bishu'ato

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

¹⁰כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

kal atzmotay tomarna ADONAI mi khamokha matzil ani mechazak mimmennu ve'ani ve'evyon miggozlo

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 the needy from him that spoileth him?'

¹¹יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃

yekumun ede chamas asher lo-yada'ti yish'aluni

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

¹²יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

yeshallemuni ra'a tachat tova shekhol lenafshi

They repay me evil for good; Bereavement is come to my soul.

¹³וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃

va'ani bachalotam levushi sak inneti vatzom nafshi utefillati al-cheki tashuv

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom.

¹⁴כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃

kerea-ke'ach li hithallakhti ka'avel-em koder shachoti

I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

¹⁵וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃

uvetzal'i samchu vene'esafu ne'esfu alay nekhim velo yada'ti kar'u velo-dammu

But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; The abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; They tear me, and cease not;

¹⁶בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָע֑וֹג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃

bechanfe la'age ma'og charok alay shinnemo

With the profanest mockeries of backbiting They gnash at me with their teeth.

¹⁷אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃

adonay kamma tir'e hashiva nafshi misho'ehem mikkefirim yechidati

Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, Mine only one from the lions.

¹⁸א֭וֹדְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃

odkha bekahal rav be'am atzum ahallekka

I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.

¹⁹אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃

al-yismechu-li oyvay sheker son'ay chinnam yikretzu-ayin

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

²⁰כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁל֗וֹם יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃

ki lo shalom yedabberu ve'al rig'e-eretz divre mirmot yachashovun

For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

²¹וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח ׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

vayyarchivu alay pihem amru he'ach he'ach ra'ata enenu

Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; They say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.'

²²רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

ra'ita ADONAI al-techerash adonay al-tirchak mimmenni

Thou hast seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

²³הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃

ha'ira vehakitza lemishpati elohay vadonay lerivi

Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

²⁴שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃

shafteni khetzidkekha ADONAI elohay ve'al-yismechu-li

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

²⁵אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃

al-yomru velibbam he'ach nafshenu al-yomru billa'anuhu

Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; Let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'

²⁶יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃

yevoshu veyachperu yachdav semeche ra'ati yilbeshu-voshet ukhelimma hammagdilim alay

Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; Let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me. .

²⁷יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁל֣וֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

yaronnu veyismechu chafetze tzidki veyomru tamid yigdal ADONAI hechafetz shelom avdo

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; Yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, Who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'

²⁸וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּוֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

uleshoni tehge tzidkekha kal-hayyom tehillatekha

And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, And of Thy praise all the day.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

By David.

¹Contend, LORD, 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, the LORD’s angel driving them on.

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, the LORD’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 the LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, “LORD, 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, LORD. 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, LORD 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 those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May the LORD 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.

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.

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