Psalms 34

¹[A Psalm] of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

¹(35) [A Psalm] of David. Judge you, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

²Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

³Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

³Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.

⁴Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

⁵Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

⁷For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

⁸Let 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.

⁸Let 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.

⁹But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

¹⁰All 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.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to you? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yes, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

¹¹Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.

¹¹Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.

¹²They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

¹³But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

¹⁴I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

¹⁴I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbor [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

¹⁵Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

¹⁶They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

¹⁷O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

¹⁷O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, my only-begotten one from the lions.

¹⁸I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee.

¹⁸I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you.

¹⁹Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

¹⁹Let not them that are my enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

²⁰For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

²¹And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

²¹And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

²²Thou hast seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [thyself] from me.

²²You have seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [yourself] from me.

²³Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

²⁴Judge me, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

²⁴Judge me, O Lord, according to your righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

²⁵Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

²⁶Let 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.

²⁷Let 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.

²⁸And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, [and] on thy praise all the day.

²⁸And my tongue shall meditate on your righteousness, [and] on your praise all the day.

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851)

Septuagint (LXX2012)