PSALM 35:1-16 TRIBUTE
SCRIPTURES REFERENCED
BEHIND THE SONG
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LYRICS
O Lord, oppose those who oppose me
Fight those who fight against me
Put on Your armor
Take up Your shield
Prepare for battle
Come to my aid
Lift up Your spear and javelin
Against those who pursue me
Let me hear You say, "I'll give you victory!"
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)
Then I'll rejoice in the Lord
I'll be glad because He rescues me
With every bone in my body I'll praise Him
Lord, who can compare with You?
Bring shame on those trying to kill me
Turn them back, humiliate them
Blow them away like chaff in the wind
A wind sent by the angel of the Lord
Make their path dark and slippery
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them
I did them no wrong
But they laid a trap for me
I did them no wrong
But they dug a pit to catch me
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)
Let sudden ruin come upon them
Let them be caught in the trap they set for me
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)
Then I'll rejoice in the Lord
I'll be glad because He rescues me
With every bone in my body I'll praise Him
Lord, who can compare with You?
Then I'll rejoice in the Lord
I'll be glad because He rescues me
With every bone in my body I'll praise Him
Lord, who can compare with You?
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)
Yet when they were ill
(I grieved for them)
But my prayers were unanswered
(or family)
I mourned as for a friend
As if grieving for my own mother
But now they rejoice (in my trouble)
They gather against me (slander me)
They mock and snarl at me
They will be caught in the trap they hid for me;
(Yilākdū bammōqēsh asher tāmnū lī)
They will perish in the pit they dug for me
(Yēshāmədū babbōr asher kārū lī)