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O Lord Be Not Far From Me

Psalms 35:1 - 28 (NASB) PSALM 3535PSALM 35Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.A Psalm of David.   1Contend, O Lord, with those who aPs 18:43; Is 49:25 contend with me; Fight against those who bPs 56:2fight against me. 2Take hold of [Q]I.e. small shield aPs 91:4 buckler and shield And rise up for bPs 44:26my help. 3Draw also the spear and [R]Or close up the path against those the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, “I am aPs 62:2your salvation.” 4Let those be aPs 70:2 ashamed and dishonored who seek my [S]Or soul life; Let those be bPs 40:14; 129:5turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. 5Let them be aJob 21:18; Ps 83:13; Is 29:5like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on. 6Let their way be dark and aPs 73:18; Jer 23:12slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 7For aPs 69:4; 109:3; 140:5 without cause they bPs 9:15hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a [T]Pit has been transposed from line above pit for my soul. 8Let aPs 55:23; Is 47:11; 1 Thess 5:3 destruction come upon him unawares, And bPs 9:15 let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very cPs 73:18destruction let him fall. 9And my soul shall aIs 61:10 rejoice in the Lord; It shall bPs 9:14; 13:5; Luke 1:47exult in His salvation. 10All my aPs 51:8 bones will say, “Lord, bEx 15:11; Ps 86:8; Mic 7:18 who is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him cPs 18:17 who is too strong for him, And dPs 37:14; 109:16the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?” 11aPs 27:12Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know. 12They aPs 38:20; 109:5; Jer 18:20; John 10:32repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul. 13But as for me, aJob 30:25 when they were sick, my bPs 69:11 clothing was sackcloth; I cPs 69:10 humbled my soul with fasting, And my dMatt 10:13; Luke 10:6prayer kept returning to my bosom. 14I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I aPs 38:6bowed down [U]Or dressed in black mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother. 15But aObad 12 at my [V]Or limping stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The [W]Or smitten ones bJob 30:1, 8, 12 smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They [X]Lit tore cPs 7:2slandered me without ceasing. 16Like godless jesters at a feast, They aJob 16:9; Ps 37:12; Lam 2:16gnashed at me with their teeth. 17Lord, aPs 13:1; Hab 1:13 how long will You look on? Rescue my soul bPs 35:7 from their ravages, My cPs 22:20, 21only life from the lions. 18I will aPs 22:22 give You thanks in the great congregation; I will bPs 22:25praise You among a mighty throng. 19aPs 13:4; 30:1; 38:16 Do not let those who are wrongfully bPs 38:19; 69:4 my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those cJohn 15:25 who hate me without cause [Y]Or wink the eye dProv 6:13; 10:10wink maliciously. 20For they do not speak peace, But they devise aPs 55:21; Jer 9:8; Mic 6:12deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. 21They aJob 16:10; Ps 22:13 opened their mouth wide against me; They said, “bPs 40:15; 70:3Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!” 22aEx 3:7; Ps 10:14 You have seen it, O Lord, bPs 28:1 do not keep silent; O Lord, cPs 10:1; 22:11; 38:21; 71:12do not be far from me. 23aPs 7:6; 44:23; 59:4; 80:2Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord. 24aPs 9:4; 26:1; 43:1 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness, And bPs 35:19do not let them rejoice over me. 25Do not let them say in their heart, “aPs 35:21 Aha, our desire!” Do not let them say, “We have bPs 56:1; 124:3; Prov 1:12; Lam 2:16swallowed him up!” 26Let aPs 40:14 those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be bPs 109:29 clothed with shame and dishonor who cJob 19:5; Ps 38:16magnify themselves over me. 27Let them aPs 32:11 shout for joy and rejoice, who favor bPs 9:4 my vindication; And cPs 40:16; 70:4 let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified, Who dPs 147:11; 149:4delights in the prosperity of His servant.” 28And aPs 51:14; 71:15, 24my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long. Psalms 35:1 - 28 (NASB)