Verse 17
Psalms 35:17
Young's Literal Translation
17
Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲדֹנָ/י֮ כַּ/מָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָ/ה נַ֭פְשִׁ/י מִ/שֹּׁאֵי/הֶ֑ם מִ֝/כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽ/י
English Translation
Lord, what will you show? Restore my soul from their destroyers, from the young lions.
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Chapter 35 Context
1
By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
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Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
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And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I [am].'
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They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my...
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5
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
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Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.
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For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
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Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he...
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9
And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.
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10
All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the...
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11
Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
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12
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
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And I -- in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my...
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14
As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I hav...
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15
And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were t...
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16
With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.
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Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only...
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I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.
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Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
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For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,
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And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'
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Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me,
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Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God (Elohim), and my Lord, to my plea.
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24
Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God (Elohim), And they do not rejoice over me.
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They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'
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They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confus...
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They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magn...
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And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!
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