<vn='1'> A Psalm of <sn="1732">David</s>. <sn="7378">Plead</s> my cause, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="854">with</s> them that <sn="3401">strive</s> with me: fight <sn="3898">against</s><sn="*853"></s> them that fight <sn="3898">against</s> me. </v>
<vn='2'>Take <sn="2388">hold</s> of <sn="4043">shield</s> and <sn="6793">buckler</s>, and stand <sn="6965">up</s> for mine <sn="5833">help</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Draw <sn="7324">out</s> also the <sn="2595">spear</s>, and <sn="5462">stop</s> the way <sn="7125">against</s> them that <sn="7291">persecute</s> me: <sn="559">say</s> unto my <sn="5315">soul</s>, <sn="589">I</s> am thy <sn="3444">salvation</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>Let them be <sn="954">confounded</s> and put to <sn="3637">shame</s> that seek <sn="1245">after</s> my <sn="5315">soul</s>: let them be <sn="5472">turned</s><sn="268">back</s> and brought to <sn="2659">confusion</s> that <sn="2803">devise</s> my <sn="7451">hurt</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Let them <sn="1961">be</s> as <sn="4671">chaff</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="7307">wind</s>: and let the <sn="4397">angel</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1760">chase</s> them. </v>
<vn='6'>Let their <sn="1870">way</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="2822">dark</s> and <sn="2519">slippery</s>: and let the <sn="4397">angel</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="7291">persecute</s> them. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="3588">For</s> without <sn="2600">cause</s> have they <sn="2934">hid</s> for me their <sn="7568">net</s> in a <sn="7845">pit</s>, which without <sn="2600">cause</s> they have <sn="2658">digged</s> for my <sn="5315">soul</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>Let <sn="7722">destruction</s> come <sn="935">upon</s> him at <sn="3808 3045">unawares</s>; and let his <sn="7568">net</s><sn="834">that</s> he hath <sn="2934">hid</s><sn="3920">catch</s> himself: into that very <sn="7722">destruction</s> let him <sn="5307">fall</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And my <sn="5315">soul</s> shall be <sn="1523">joyful</s> in the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: it shall <sn="7797">rejoice</s> in his <sn="3444">salvation</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="3605">All</s> my <sn="6106">bones</s> shall <sn="559">say</s>, <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="4310">who</s> is like unto <sn="3644">thee</s>, which <sn="5337">deliverest</s> the <sn="6041">poor</s> from him that is too <sn="4480 2389">strong</s><sn="4480">for</s> him, yea, the <sn="6041">poor</s> and the <sn="34">needy</s> from him that <sn="4480 1497">spoileth</s> him? </v>
<vn='11'><sn="2555">False</s><sn="5707">witnesses</s> did rise <sn="6965">up</s>; they laid to my <sn="7592">charge</s> things <sn="834">that</s> I <sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>They <sn="7999">rewarded</s> me <sn="7451">evil</s><sn="8478">for</s><sn="2896">good</s> to the <sn="7908">spoiling</s> of my <sn="5315">soul</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>But as for <sn="589">me</s>, when they were <sn="2470">sick</s>, my <sn="3830">clothing</s> was <sn="8242">sackcloth</s>: I <sn="6031">humbled</s> my <sn="5315">soul</s> with <sn="6685">fasting</s>; and my <sn="8605">prayer</s><sn="7725">returned</s><sn="5921">into</s> mine own <sn="2436">bosom</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>I behaved <sn="1980">myself</s> as though he had been my <sn="7453">friend</s> or <sn="251">brother</s>: I bowed <sn="7817">down</s><sn="6937">heavily</s>, as one that <sn="57">mourneth</s> for his <sn="517">mother</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>But in mine <sn="6761">adversity</s> they <sn="8055">rejoiced</s>, and gathered themselves <sn="622">together</s>: yea, the <sn="5222">abjects</s> gathered themselves <sn="622">together</s><sn="5921">against</s> me, and I <sn="3045">knew</s> it <sn="3808">not</s>; they did <sn="7167">tear</s> me, and <sn="1826">ceased</s><sn="3808">not</s>: </v>
<vn='16'>With <sn="2611">hypocritical</s><sn="3934">mockers</s> in <sn="4580">feasts</s>, they <sn="2786">gnashed</s><sn="5921">upon</s> me with their <sn="8127">teeth</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="136">Lord</s>, how <sn="4100">long</s> wilt thou look <sn="7200">on</s>? <sn="7725">rescue</s> my <sn="5315">soul</s> from their <sn="4480 7722">destructions</s>, my <sn="3173">darling</s> from the <sn="4480 3715">lions</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>I will give thee <sn="3034">thanks</s> in the <sn="7227">great</s><sn="6951">congregation</s>: I will <sn="1984">praise</s> thee among <sn="6099">much</s><sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>Let <sn="408">not</s> them that are mine <sn="341">enemies</s><sn="8267">wrongfully</s><sn="8055">rejoice</s> over me: neither let them <sn="7169">wink</s> with the <sn="5869">eye</s> that <sn="8130">hate</s> me without a <sn="2600">cause</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="3588">For</s> they <sn="1696">speak</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="7965">peace</s>: but they <sn="2803">devise</s><sn="4820">deceitful</s><sn="1697">matters</s><sn="5921">against</s> them that are <sn="7282">quiet</s> in the <sn="776">land</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>Yea, they <sn="7337">opened</s> their <sn="6310">mouth</s> wide <sn="5921">against</s> me, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="1889">Aha</s>, <sn="1889">aha</s>, our <sn="5869">eye</s> hath <sn="7200">seen</s> it. </v>
<vn='22'> This thou hast <sn="7200">seen</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>: keep <sn="408">not</s><sn="2790">silence</s>: O <sn="136">Lord</s>, be <sn="408">not</s><sn="7368">far</s><sn="4480">from</s> me. </v>
<vn='23'>Stir up <sn="5782">thyself</s>, and <sn="6974">awake</s> to my <sn="4941">judgment</s>, even unto my <sn="7379">cause</s>, my <sn="430">God</s> and my <sn="136">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="8199">Judge</s> me, O <sn="3068">LORD</s> my <sn="430">God</s>, according to thy <sn="6664">righteousness</s>; and let them <sn="408">not</s><sn="8055">rejoice</s> over me. </v>
<vn='25'>Let them <sn="408">not</s><sn="559">say</s> in their <sn="3820">hearts</s>, <sn="1889">Ah</s>, so would we have <sn="5315">it</s>: let them <sn="408">not</s><sn="559">say</s>, We have swallowed him <sn="1104">up</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>Let them be <sn="954">ashamed</s> and brought to <sn="2659">confusion</s><sn="3162">together</s> that <sn="8056">rejoice</s> at mine <sn="7451">hurt</s>: let them be <sn="3847">clothed</s> with <sn="1322">shame</s> and <sn="3639">dishonor</s> that <sn="1431">magnify</s> themselves <sn="5921">against</s> me. </v>
<vn='27'>Let them shout for <sn="7442">joy</s>, and be <sn="8055">glad</s>, that <sn="2655">favor</s> my righteous <sn="6664">cause</s>: yea, let them <sn="559">say</s><sn="8548">continually</s>, Let the <sn="3068">LORD</s> be <sn="1431">magnified</s>, which hath <sn="2655">pleasure</s> in the <sn="7965">prosperity</s> of his <sn="5650">servant</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>And my <sn="3956">tongue</s> shall <sn="1897">speak</s> of thy <sn="6664">righteousness</s> and of thy <sn="8416">praise</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3117">day</s> long. </v>