Prayer for Rescue from Enemies. A Psalm of David. 1 Contend, O Lord, with those who acontend with me; Fight against those who bfight against me. 2 Take hold of 1abuckler and shield And rise up for bmy help. 3 Draw also the spear and 1the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, “I am ayour salvation.” 4 Let those be aashamed and dishonored who seek my 1life; Let those be bturned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. 5 Let them be alike chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on. 6 Let their way be dark and aslippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 7 For awithout cause they bhid their net for me; Without cause they dug a 1pit for my soul. 8 Let adestruction come upon him unawares, And blet the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very cdestruction let him fall. 9 And my soul shall arejoice in the Lord; It shall bexult in His salvation. 10 All my abones will say, “Lord, bwho is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him cwho is too strong for him, And dthe afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?” 11 aMalicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know. 12 They arepay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul. 13 But as for me, awhen they were sick, my bclothing was sackcloth; I chumbled my soul with fasting, And my dprayer kept returning to my bosom. 14 I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I abowed down 1mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother. 15 But aat my 1stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The 2bsmiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They 3cslandered me without ceasing. 16 Like godless jesters at a feast, They agnashed at me with their teeth. 17 Lord, ahow long will You look on? Rescue my soul bfrom their ravages, My conly life from the lions. 18 I will agive You thanks in the great congregation; I will bpraise You among a mighty throng. 19 aDo not let those who are wrongfully bmy enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those cwho hate me without cause 1dwink maliciously. 20 For they do not speak peace, But they devise adeceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. 21 They aopened their mouth wide against me; They said, “bAha, aha, our eyes have seen it!” 22 aYou have seen it, O Lord, bdo not keep silent; O Lord, cdo not be far from me. 23 aStir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord. 24 aJudge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness, And bdo not let them rejoice over me. 25 Do not let them say in their heart, “aAha, our desire!” Do not let them say, “We have bswallowed him up!” 26 Let athose be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be bclothed with shame and dishonor who cmagnify themselves over me. 27 Let them ashout for joy and rejoice, who favor bmy vindication; And clet them say continually, “The Lord be magnified, Who ddelights in the prosperity of His servant.” 28 And amy tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long. PSALM 37 Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord, and Insecurity of the Wicked. A Psalm of David. 1 aDo not fret because of evildoers, Be not benvious toward wrongdoers. 2 For they will awither quickly like the grass And bfade like the green herb. 3 aTrust in the Lord and do good; bDwell in the land and 1ccultivate faithfulness. 4 aDelight yourself in the Lord; And He will bgive you the desires of your heart. 5 aCommit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. 6 He will bring forth ayour righteousness as the light And your judgment bas the noonday. 7 1Rest in the Lord and await 2patiently for Him; bDo not fret because of him who cprospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. 8 Cease from anger and aforsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. 9 For aevildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the Lord, they will binherit the land. 10 Yet aa little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for bhis place and he will not be there. 11 But athe humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in babundant prosperity. 12 The wicked aplots against the righteous And bgnashes at him with his teeth. 13 The Lord alaughs at him, For He sees bhis day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and abent their bow To cast down the bafflicted and the needy, To cslay those who are upright in conduct. 15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their abows will be broken. 16 aBetter is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the aarms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord bsustains the righteous. 18 The Lord aknows the days of the 1blameless, And their binheritance will be forever. 19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And ain the days of famine they will have abundance. 20 But the awicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the 1glory of the pastures, They vanish—blike smoke they vanish away. 21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous ais gracious and gives. 22 For athose blessed by Him will binherit the land, But those ccursed by Him will be cut off. 23 aThe steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He bdelights in his way. 24 When ahe falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because bthe Lord is the One 1who holds his hand. 25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet aI have not seen the righteous forsaken Or bhis 1descendants begging bread. 26 All day long ahe is gracious and lends, And bhis 1descendants are a blessing. 27 aDepart from evil and do good, 1So you will abide bforever. 28 For the Lord aloves 1justice And bdoes not forsake His godly ones; They are cpreserved forever, But the 2ddescendants of the wicked will be cut off. 29 The righteous will ainherit the land And bdwell in it forever. 30 The mouth of the righteous autters wisdom, And his tongue bspeaks justice. 31 The alaw of his God is in his heart; His bsteps do not slip. 32 The awicked spies upon the righteous And bseeks to kill him. 33 The Lord will anot leave him in his hand Or blet him be condemned when he is judged. 34 aWait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the bwicked are cut off, you will see it. 35 I have aseen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a bluxuriant 1tree in its native soil. 36 Then 1he passed away, and lo, he awas no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the 1ablameless man, and behold the bupright; For the man of peace will have a 2cposterity. 38 But transgressors will be altogether adestroyed; The 1posterity of the wicked will be bcut off. 39 But the asalvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength bin time of trouble. 40 aThe Lord helps them and delivers them; He bdelivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they ctake refuge in Him.
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