A Psalm of David. |
Psalm 35:1-28 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
Plead my [case,] O Lord, with [those who quarrel] with me, fight against [those who] fight against me. Take hold of [the] shield & [armor] & stand up for [my] help. Also, draw out the spear & stop [those who] persecute me in the [road.] Say to my soul, I Am your Salvation. |
[Ephesians 6:16-17 Above all, [take] the shield of faith, [with which] you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of Salvation & the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.] |
Let [those] be [confused] & put to shame [who] seek after My soul. Let [those] be [returned] back & brought to confusion [who] devise My harm. [Matthew 26:3-4 Then assembled together the chief priests, scribes & elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. And consulted that they might take Jesus by [trickery] & kill Him.] |
Let them be [like stubble in front of] the wind. And let the [Lord's] Angel chase them. [Psalm 83:13 O my God, make them like a wheel; [like] the stubble before the wind.] Let their way be dark & slippery. And let the [Lord's] Angel persecute them. |
For without cause they have [hidden] their net for me in a pit, which they have [dug] for my soul without cause. Let [them be unaware when] destruction [comes] upon him & let his net [that] he has [hidden] catch himself, [so] let him fall into that very [same] destruction. |
[Isaiah 47:11-12 Therefore, evil shall come upon you & you shall not know from [where] it rises. And [trouble] shall fall upon you & you shall not be able to put it off. And desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know. |
Stand now with your enchantments & the multitude of your sorceries, [with which] you have labored from your youth. [Perhaps they may] be able to [benefit you, so you may prevail. |
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord. It shall rejoice in His Salvation. All my bones shall say, Lord, Who is [similar] to You, [Who] delivers the poor from him [who] is too strong for him. [Yes,] the poor & needy from him [who plunders] him? |
[Revelation 7:15-17 Therefore, [those who] are before the throne of God & serve Him day & night in His temple & He, [Who] sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall no [longer] hunger, neither [shall they] thirst any more. Neither shall the sun, nor any heat [burn] them. |
For the Lamb, [Who] is in the [middle] of the throne, shall feed them & shall lead them to Living Fountains of waters & God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.] |
* False witnesses did rise up & they laid to My charge things that I didn't know. [Luke 23:1-3 And the whole multitude of them arose & led Him to Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation & forbidding to give [taxes] to Caesar, saying that He, Himself is Christ, a King. |
And Pilate asked Him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And He answered [Pilate] & said, You [have said so.] They rewarded Me evil for good, to the spoiling of My soul. |
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I humbled my soul with fasting & my prayer returned to [my] own [heart.] I behaved as though he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down [with a heavy heart like someone who] mourns for his mother. |
[Psalm 41:9 [Yes, My] own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who] did eat of My bread, has lifted up his heel against Me.] But in [My] adversity, they rejoiced & gathered themselves together. [Yes,] the [despicable] gathered themselves together against Me & I [didn't] know it. |
[Matthew 26:14-15 Then, 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests & said to them, What will you give me & I will deliver Him to you? And they [promised] him 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.] |
[Those who try to rip] Me [apart, didn't] cease. [John 19:1- 3] Therefore, then Pilate took Jesus & [had Him whipped.] And the soldiers [twisted] a crown of thorns & put it on His head & they put on Him a purple robe & said, Hail, King of the Jews! And they [struck] Him with their hands.] |
With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth upon Me. [Mark 15:29-30 And [those who raged against] Him, wagging their heads, saying, Ah, You [Who] destroy the temple & build it in 3 days, Save Yourself & come down from the cross.] |
Lord, how long will You look on. Rescue my soul from their [destruction,] my [precious life] from the lions. I will give You thanks in the great congregation. I will praise You among [many] people. |
* Let not [those who] are My enemies wrongfully rejoice over Me. Neither let [those who hate Me] wink [their] eye without a cause. For they [don't] speak [peacefully:] but they devise deceitful [plots] against [those who] are quiet in the land. |
[Isaiah 53:3 He is despised & rejected [by] men. A man of sorrows & acquainted with grief. And we hid [like] it were our faces from Him. He was despised & we [didn't favor] Him.] |
[Yes,] they opened their mouth wide against me & said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it. O Lord, this You have seen this, [don't] keep [silent.] O Lord, [don't] be far from Me. |
[Mark 15:34 And at the 9th hour Jeus cried [out] with a loud voice saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani? Which is being interpreted, My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?] |
[Get] Yourself up & awake to my judgment, even to my [case,] my God & my Lord. O Lord, my God, judge me, according to Your righteousness & let them not rejoice over me. |
Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, we would have it so. Let them not say, We have [devoured &] swallowed Him up. Let [those who] rejoice at My [harm,] be ashamed & brought to confusion. |
[Mark 15:31 Likewise, the chief priests also [mocked,] saying among themselves with the scribes, He saved others, [but] He can't save Himself.] Let them be clothed with shame & dishonor [who] magnify themselves against Me. |
Let [those who] favor My righteous cause, shout for joy & be glad. [Yes,] let them continually say, Let the Lord, [Who] has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant be magnified. |
[Luke 3:21-22 Now, when all the people were baptized, it [happened,] that Jesus, also being baptized & praying, the heaven was opened & the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him & a voice came from heaven, which said, You [are] My Beloved Son. In You, I am Well pleased.] |
And my [mouth] shall speak of Your righteousness & of Your praise all day long. [2 Timothy 4:8 [From now on] there is [set aside] for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, shall give me [on] that day & not only to me, but also to all [those who] love [Him at] His appearance.] |