Dual Panel1By David <01732>. O Lord <03068>, fight <07378> those who fight <03401> with me! Attack <03898> those who attack <03898> me!
2Grab <02388> your small shield <04043> and large shield <06793>, and rise up <06965> to help <05833> me!
3Use <07324> your spear <02595> and lance <05462> against <07125> those who chase <07291> me! Assure <0559> me <05315> with these words: “I <0589> am your deliverer <03444>!”
4May those who seek <01245> my life <05315> be embarrassed <0954> and humiliated <03637>! May those who plan <02803> to harm <07451> me be turned <05472> back <0268> and ashamed <02659>!
5May they be <01961> like wind-driven <07307> chaff <04671>, as the Lord’s <03068> angel <04397> attacks <01760> them!
6May their path <01870> be <01961> dark <02822> and slippery <02519>, as the Lord’s <03068> angel <04397> chases <07291> them!
7I did not harm them, but they hid <02934> a net <07568> to catch me and dug <02658> a pit <07845> to trap me <05315>.
8Let destruction <07722> take <0935> them by surprise <03045> <03808>! Let the net <07568> they hid <02934> catch <03920> them! Let them fall <05307> into destruction <07722>!
9Then I <05315> will rejoice <01523> in the Lord <03068> and be happy <07797> because of his deliverance <03444>.
10With all <03605> my strength <06106> I will say <0559>, “O Lord <03068>, who <04310> can compare <03644> to you? You rescue <05337> the oppressed <06041> from <04480> those who try to overpower <02389> them; the oppressed <06041> and needy <034> from those who try to rob <01497> them.”
11Violent <02555> men perjure <05707> <06965> themselves, and falsely <03045> <03808> accuse <07592> me.
12They repay <07999> me evil <07451> for <08478> the good <02896> I have done; I am overwhelmed <07908> with sorrow <05315>.
13When they were sick <02470>, I <0589> wore <03830> sackcloth <08242>, and refrained from eating food <06685>. (If I <05315> am lying, may my prayers <08605> go unanswered <07725>!)
14I mourned for them as I would for a friend <07453> or my brother <0251>. I bowed down <07817> in sorrow <06937> as if I were mourning <057> for my mother <0517>.
15But when I stumbled <06761>, they rejoiced <08055> and gathered together <0622>; they gathered together <0622> to ambush <05222> me. They tore <07167> at me without <03808> stopping to rest <01826>.
16When I tripped, they taunted <03934> me relentlessly, and tried to bite <08127> <05921> <02786> me.
17O Lord <0136>, how long <04100> are you going to just stand there and watch <07200> this? Rescue <07725> me <05315> from their destructive attacks <07722>; guard my life <03173> from the young lions <03715>!
18Then I will give <03034> you thanks <03034> in the great <07227> assembly <06951>; I will praise <01984> you before a large <06099> crowd of people <05971>!
19Do not <0408> let those who are my enemies <0341> for no reason <08267> gloat <08055> over me! Do not let those who hate <08130> me without cause <02600> carry out <07169> their wicked schemes <05869> <07169>!
20For <03588> they do not <03808> try to make <01696> peace <07965> with others, but plan <02803> ways <01697> to deceive <04820> those who are unsuspecting <07282>.
21They are ready to devour <06310> <07337> me; they say <0559>, “Aha <01889>! Aha <01889>! We’ve got <05869> <07200> you!”
22But you take notice <07200>, Lord <03068>! O Lord <0136>, do not <0408> remain <02790> far away <07368> from <04480> me!
23Rouse <05782> yourself, wake up <06974> and vindicate <04941> me! My God <0430> and Lord <0136>, defend my just cause <07379>!
24Vindicate <08199> me by your justice <06664>, O Lord <03068> my God <0430>! Do not <0408> let them gloat <08055> over me!
25Do not <0408> let them say <0559> to themselves <03820>, “Aha <01889>! We have what we wanted <05315>!” Do not <0408> let them say <0559>, “We have devoured <01104> him!”
26May those who want to harm <07451> me be totally <03162> embarrassed <0954> and ashamed <02659>! May those who arrogantly <01431> taunt <03847> me be covered with shame <01322> and humiliation <03639>!
27May those who desire <02655> my vindication <06664> shout for joy <07442> and rejoice <08055>! May they continually <08548> say <0559>, “May the Lord <03068> be praised <01431>, for he wants <02655> his servant <05650> to be secure <07965>.”
28Then I will tell <01897> others about your justice <06664>, and praise <08416> you all <03605> day <03117> long.