Psalm 35

 1 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. Prayer :

Abba Father, in the name of Jesus, I come before You, pleading my cause, O Lord, against those who strive against me. Fight against those who fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, stand up for my help. Draw out the spear and stop the way against those who persecute me. Speak to my soul, saying, "I am thy salvation."

Confound and put to shame those who seek after my soul. Turn them back and bring confusion to those who devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let Your angel chase them. May their way be dark and slippery, and let Your angel persecute them.

They have set a net for me without cause, and they dig pits for my soul without reason. Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let their own nets catch them. Let them fall into the very destruction they have planned for me.

But as for me, I will be joyful in You, Lord. I will rejoice in Your salvation. My bones declare, "Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?"

Though false witnesses rise up against me and charge me with things I know not, let my soul be joyful in You. I humbled myself with fasting and prayer. Even when they were sick, I mourned for them as for a friend or brother. Yet, in my adversity, they rejoiced against me.

Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious one from the lions. I will give thanks in the great congregation and praise You among many people.

Let not my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me, and do not let them that hate me without cause wink with their eye. They speak not peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.

O Lord, You have seen these things. Keep not silence. Be not far from me. Stir up Yourself, awake to my judgment, O my God and my Lord.

Judge me according to Your righteousness, and let not my enemies rejoice over me. Do not let them say, "Ah, so would we have it!" Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion who rejoice at my hurt. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. May they continually say, "Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and praise all the day long.

In Jesus' name, I pray.

Amen.