Psalm 35 (Contend)

Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me Lord
Fight against those, who fight against me Lord
Take up the shield and the buckler
And arise to my aid
Brandish the spear and the javelin
Against those who pursue me

Say to my soul, I am your salvation
Say to my soul, I am your salvation
I am your salvation

May those who seek my life
Be disgraced and put to shame
May those who plot my ruin
Be turned back in dismay

May they be like chaff before the wind
With the angel of God driving them away
And may their path be dark and slippery
With the angel of God driving them away

And since they hid a net
For me without cause
And since they dug a pit
For me without cause

May ruin overtake them now, suddenly
May the net that they hid there entangle them
May they fall in the pit that they dug for me
May they fall

And then my soul
Will rejoice in the Lord
And then my soul
Will delight in His salvation
And then my whole being
Will explain, who is like You
O Lord, who is like You?