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The Book of Psalms
Psalm 34
Judica, Domine, nocentes me.
David, in the person of Christ, prayeth against his persecutors: prophetically foreshewing the punishments that shall fall upon them.
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For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me. |
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Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me. |
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Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation. |
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Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise evil against me. |
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Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them. |
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Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them. |
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For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul. |
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Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall. |
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But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation. |
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All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him. |
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Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not. |
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They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul. |
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But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom. |
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As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled. |
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But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not. |
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They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth. |
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Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions. |
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I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people. |
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Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes. |
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For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile. |
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And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it. |
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Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me. |
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Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord. |
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Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me. |
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Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up. |
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Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me. |
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Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant. |
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And my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long. |
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