My Prayer Today
Psalm 35 (New Living Translation)
Reworded to fit the situation
A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, oppose those who oppose him.
Fight those who fight against him.
2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to his aid.
3 Lift up your spear and javelin
against those who pursue him.
Let him hear you say,
“I will give you victory!”
4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill him;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm him.
5 Blow them away like chaff in the wind—
a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.
6 Make their path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 He did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for him.
He did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch him.
8 So let sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for him!
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for him.
Fight those who fight against him.
2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to his aid.
3 Lift up your spear and javelin
against those who pursue him.
Let him hear you say,
“I will give you victory!”
4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill him;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm him.
5 Blow them away like chaff in the wind—
a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.
6 Make their path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 He did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for him.
He did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch him.
8 So let sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for him!
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for him.
9 Then we will rejoice in the Lord.
We will be glad because he rescues him.
10 With every bone in our bodies we will praise him:
“Lord, who can compare with you?
Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
11 Malicious witnesses testify against him.
They accuse him of crimes he knows nothing about.
12 They repay him evil for good.
We are sick with despair.
13 Yet when they were ill, he grieved for them.
He denied himself by fasting for them,
but his prayers returned unanswered.
14 He was sad, as though they were his friends or family,
as if he was grieving for his own mother.
15 But they are glad now that he is in trouble;
they gleefully join together against him.
He is attacked by people he doesn’t even know;
they slander him constantly.
16 They mock him and call him names;
they snarl at him.
17 How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue him from their fierce attacks.
Protect his life from these lions!
18 Then we will thank you in front of the great assembly.
We will praise you before all the people.
19 Don’t let his treacherous enemies rejoice over his defeat.
Don’t let those who hate him without cause gloat over his sorrow.
20 They don’t talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
21 They shout, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!”
22 O Lord, you know all about this.
Do not stay silent.
Do not abandon him now, O Lord.
23 Wake up! Rise to his defense!
Take up his case, my God and my Lord.
24 Declare him not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice.
Don’t let his enemies laugh about him in his troubles.
25 Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!”
26 May those who rejoice at his troubles
be humiliated and disgraced.
May those who triumph over him
be covered with shame and dishonor.
27 But give great joy to those who came to his defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord,
who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”
28 Then we will proclaim your justice,
and we will praise you all day long.
Amen
We will be glad because he rescues him.
10 With every bone in our bodies we will praise him:
“Lord, who can compare with you?
Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
11 Malicious witnesses testify against him.
They accuse him of crimes he knows nothing about.
12 They repay him evil for good.
We are sick with despair.
13 Yet when they were ill, he grieved for them.
He denied himself by fasting for them,
but his prayers returned unanswered.
14 He was sad, as though they were his friends or family,
as if he was grieving for his own mother.
15 But they are glad now that he is in trouble;
they gleefully join together against him.
He is attacked by people he doesn’t even know;
they slander him constantly.
16 They mock him and call him names;
they snarl at him.
17 How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue him from their fierce attacks.
Protect his life from these lions!
18 Then we will thank you in front of the great assembly.
We will praise you before all the people.
19 Don’t let his treacherous enemies rejoice over his defeat.
Don’t let those who hate him without cause gloat over his sorrow.
20 They don’t talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
21 They shout, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!”
22 O Lord, you know all about this.
Do not stay silent.
Do not abandon him now, O Lord.
23 Wake up! Rise to his defense!
Take up his case, my God and my Lord.
24 Declare him not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice.
Don’t let his enemies laugh about him in his troubles.
25 Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!
Now we will eat him alive!”
26 May those who rejoice at his troubles
be humiliated and disgraced.
May those who triumph over him
be covered with shame and dishonor.
27 But give great joy to those who came to his defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord,
who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”
28 Then we will proclaim your justice,
and we will praise you all day long.
Amen
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