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Psalms 35:1-10

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Psalm 35

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

A Psalm of David.

1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me;

Fight against those who fight against me.

2Take hold of buckler and shield

And rise up as my help.

3Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;

Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;

Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

5Let them be like chaff before the wind,

With the angel of the Lord driving them on.

6Let their way be dark and slippery,

With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

7For they hid their net for me without cause;

Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

8Let destruction come upon him when he is unaware,

And let the net which he hid catch him;

Let him fall into that very destruction.

9So my soul shall rejoice in the Lord;

It shall rejoice in His salvation.

10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,

Who rescues the afflicted from one who is too strong for him,

And the afflicted and the poor from one who robs him?”