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Yahweh Be Magnified

¹ Contend, O Yahweh, with those who ^(C1)contend with me;
Fight against those who ^(C2)fight against me.

² Take hold of ^(F1)(C1)shield and large shield
And rise up for ^(C2)my help.

³ Draw also the spear and ^(F1)the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, "I am ^(C1)your salvation."

⁴ Let those be ^(C1)ashamed and dishonored who seek my ^(F1)life;
Let those who devise evil against me be ^(C2)turned back and humiliated.

⁵ Let them be ^(C1)like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of Yahweh driving them on.

⁶ Let their way be dark and ^(C1)slippery,
With the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.

⁷ For ^(C1)without cause they ^(C2)hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a ^(F1)pit for my soul.

⁸ Let ^(C1)destruction, which he does not know, come upon him,
And ^(C2)let the net, which he hid, catch him;
Let him fall into it in ^(C3)destruction.

⁹ And my soul shall ^(C1)rejoice in Yahweh;
It shall ^(C2)be joyful in His salvation.

¹⁰ All my ^(C1)bones will say, "Yahweh, ^(C2)who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him ^(C3)who is too strong for him,
And ^(C4)the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?"

^11 (C1)Malicious witnesses rise up,
Who ask me of things that I do not know.

¹² They ^(C1)repay me evil for good,
It is bereavement to my soul.

¹³ But as for me, ^(C1)when they were sick, my ^(C2)clothing was sackcloth;
I ^(C3)humbled my soul with fasting,
And my ^(C4)prayer kept returning to my bosom.

¹⁴ I walked about as though it were my friend or brother;
I ^(C1)bowed down ^(F1)mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

¹⁵ But ^(C1)at my ^(F1)stumbling they were glad and gathered themselves together;
The ^(F2)(C2)smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They ^(C3)tore at me and never were silent.

¹⁶ Amongst the godless jesters at a feast,
They ^(C1)gnashed at me with their teeth.

¹⁷ Lord, ^(C1)how long will You look on?
Bring back my soul ^(C2)from their ravages,
My ^(C3)only life from the lions.

¹⁸ I will ^(C1)give You thanks in the great assembly;
I will ^(C2)praise You among a mighty people.

^19 (C1)Let those who are wrongfully ^(C2)my enemies not be glad over me;
Nor let those ^(C3)who hate me without cause ^(F1)(C4)wink maliciously.

²⁰ For they do not speak peace,
But they devise ^(C1)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

²¹ They ^(C1)opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, "^(C2)Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!"

^22 (C1)You have seen it, O Yahweh, ^(C2)do not keep silent;
O Lord, ^(C3)do not be far from me.

^23 (C1)Stir up Yourself, and awake to my justice
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

^24 (C1)Judge me, O Yahweh my God, according to Your righteousness,
And ^(C2)do not let them be glad over me.

²⁵ Do not let them say in their heart, "^(C1)Aha, our desire!"
Do not let them say, "We have ^(C2)swallowed him up!"

²⁶ Let ^(C1)those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who are glad at the evil done to me;
Let those be ^(C2)clothed with shame and dishonor who ^(C3)magnify themselves over me.

²⁷ Let them ^(C1)shout for joy and be glad, who delight in ^(C2)my righteousness;
And ^(C3)let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified,
Who ^(C4)delights in the peace of His slave."

²⁸ And ^(C1)my tongue shall utter Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.