VIN(i)
1 Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
3 And draw the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.
5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 For they have hidden their pit-net for me without cause; without cause they have dug for my soul.
8 Surprise them with destruction. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD; it will rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"
11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they accuse me of things that I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
13 But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned unanswered.
14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who weeps for his mother.
15 Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
16 Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.
18 I will give thanks to you in the great assembly; among the mighty people I will praise you.
19 Let not those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me. Nor let those who hate me without cause wink the eye.
20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They open their mouths against me and say: Aha! Aha! Our own eyes have seen it.
22 This you have seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Wake up, and rise to my defense. Plead my case, O my God the LORD.
24 Judge me by your righteousness, O LORD my God. Do not let them gloat.
25 Do not let them say: Aha, just what we wanted! We have swallowed him up.
26 Let those who gloat over my downfall be thoroughly put to shame and confused. Let those who promote themselves at my expense be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continually say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."
28 My tongue will declare your righteousness and your praise all day long.