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Psalms 34

Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible

34:1

[A Psalm] of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

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34:2

Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

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34:3

Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

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34:4

Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

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34:5

Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

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34:6

Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

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34:7

For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

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34:8

Let a snare which they know not come upon them: and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

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34:9

But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

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34:10

All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

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34:11

Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.

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34:12

They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

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34:13

But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

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34:14

I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

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34:15

Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

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34:16

They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

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34:17

O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

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34:18

I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee.

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34:19

Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

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34:20

For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

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34:21

And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

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34:22

Thou hast seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [thyself] from me.

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34:23

Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

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34:24

Judge me, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

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34:25

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

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34:26

Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

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34:27

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

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34:28

And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, [and] on thy praise all the day.

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