| 1 | Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. | Ps 43:1 Ps 119:154 1Sa 24:15 Pr 22:23 Pr 23:11 Jer 51:36 Lam 3:58 Mic 7:9 |
| 2 | Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. | Ps 7:12 Ps 7:13 Ex 15:3 Dt 32:41 Dt 32:42 Isa 13:5 Isa 42:13 |
| 3 | Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation." | Ps 27:2 Ps 76:10 1Sa 23:26 1Sa 23:27 Jb 1:10 Isa 8:9 Isa 8:10 Isa 10:12 Ac 4:28 |
| 4 | Let those who seek after my soul be put to shame and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. | Ps 35:26 Ps 31:17 Ps 31:18 Ps 40:14 Ps 40:15 Ps 70:2 Ps 70:3 Ps 71:24 |
| 5 | Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of Yahweh driving them on. | Ps 1:4 Ps 83:13-17 Jb 21:18 Isa 17:13 Isa 29:5 Hos 13:3 |
| 6 | Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of Yahweh pursuing them. | Ps 73:18 Pr 4:19 Jer 13:16 Jer 23:12 |
| 7 | For without cause have they hid their net in a pit for me. Without cause have they dug a pit for my soul. | Ps 7:3-5 Ps 25:3 Ps 64:4 Jn 15:25 |
| 8 | Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Into that destruction let him fall. | Ps 64:7 Ps 73:18-20 Pr 29:1 Lk 21:34 1Th 5:3 |
| 9 | My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation. | Ps 13:5 Ps 21:1 Ps 33:21 Ps 48:11 Ps 58:10 Ps 58:11 Ps 68:1-3 1Sa 2:1 Isa 61:10 Hab 3:18 Lk 1:46 Lk 1:47 Ga 5:22 Php 3:1-3 |
| 10 | All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, 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?" | Ps 22:14 Ps 32:3 Ps 34:20 Ps 38:3 Ps 51:8 Ps 102:3 Jb 33:19-25 |
| 11 | Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don`t know about. | Ps 27:12 1Sa 24:9 1Sa 25:10 Mt 26:59 Mt 26:60 Ac 6:13 Ac 24:5 Ac 24:6 Ac 24:12 Ac 24:13 |
| 12 | They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul. | Ps 38:20 Ps 109:3-5 1Sa 19:4 1Sa 19:5 1Sa 19:15 1Sa 22:13 1Sa 22:14 Pr 17:13 Jer 18:20 Jn 10:32 |
| 13 | But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom. | Ps 69:10 Ps 69:11 Jb 30:25 Mt 5:44 Ro 12:14 Ro 12:15 |
| 14 | I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother. | 2Sa 1:11 2Sa 1:12 2Sa 1:17-27 Lk 19:41 Lk 19:42 |
| 15 | But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn`t know it. They tore at me, and didn`t cease. | Ps 35:25 Ps 35:26 Ps 41:8 Ps 71:10 Ps 71:11 Jb 31:29 Pr 17:5 Pr 24:17 Pr 24:18 |
| 16 | Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed their teeth at me. | 1Sa 20:24-42 Isa 1:14 Isa 1:15 Jn 18:28 1Co 5:8 |
| 17 | Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, My precious life from the lions. | Ps 6:3 Ps 13:1 Ps 13:2 Ps 74:9 Ps 74:10 Ps 89:46 Ps 94:3 Ps 94:4 |
| 18 | I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people. | Ps 22:22-25 Ps 22:31-25 Ps 40:9 Ps 40:10 Ps 69:30-34 Ps 111:1 Ps 116:14 Ps 116:18 Heb 2:12 |
| 19 | Don`t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause. | Ps 35:15 Ps 13:4 Ps 25:2 Ps 38:16 Jn 16:20-22 Rev 11:7-10 |
| 20 | For they don`t speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. | Ps 120:5-7 |
| 21 | Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!" | Ps 22:13 Isa 9:12 Lk 11:53 Lk 11:54 |
| 22 | You have seen it, Yahweh. Don`t keep silent. Lord, don`t be far from me. | Ex 3:7 Ac 7:34 |
| 23 | Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me! | Ps 7:6 Ps 44:23 Ps 80:2 Isa 51:9 |
| 24 | Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness; Don`t let them gloat over me. | Ps 7:8 Ps 18:20-24 Ps 26:1 Ps 43:1 2Th 1:6 1Pe 2:22 |
| 25 | Don`t let them say in their heart, "Aha! That`s the way we want it." Don`t let them say, "We have swallowed him up!" | Ps 27:12 Ps 28:3 Ps 70:3 Ps 74:8 Jb 1:5 Mk 2:6 Mk 2:8 |
| 26 | Let them be put to shame and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me. | Ps 35:4 Ps 40:14 Ps 40:15 Ps 71:13 Ps 129:5 Ps 132:18 Isa 41:11 Isa 65:13-15 |
| 27 | Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!" | Ps 40:16 Ps 68:3 Ps 132:9 Ps 132:16 Ps 142:7 Isa 66:10 Isa 66:11 Jn 16:22 Ro 12:15 1Co 12:26 |
| 28 | My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. Psalm 36 For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. | Ps 34:1 Ps 50:15 Ps 51:14 Ps 51:15 Ps 71:24 Ps 104:33 Ps 104:34 Ps 145:1 Ps 145:2 Ps 145:5 Ps 145:21 |
Shepherd's Stream uses the World English Bible for Bible Stream. The World English Bible (WEB) is a revision of the American Standard Version (ASV) of 1901. The American Standard Version was a minor American revision of the English Revised Version of 1881 and became the foundation of several 20th century American versions, including the Revised Standard Version (RSV) and the New American Standard Bible (NASB).