Psalms 35
- 1Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who argue with me: fight against those who fight against me.
- 2Take hold of the small shield and the large shield, and stand up for my help.
- 3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against those who persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.
- 4Let them be disgraced and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that plan my hurt.
- 5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
- 6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
- 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.
- 8Let destruction come on him by surprise. Let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
- 9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
- 10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like to you, which deliver the poor from him who is too strong for him, yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?
- 11False witnesses did rise up. They laid to my charge things that I did not know.
- 12They rewarded me evil for good leaving my soul in grief.
- 13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was rough mourning clothes: I humbled my soul with fasting. My prayer returned to my own bosom.
- 14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother.
- 15But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yes, the attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I did not know it. They tore me, and did not stop:
- 16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed on me with their teeth.
- 17Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only life from the lions.
- 18I will give you thanks in the great congregation: I will praise you among much people.
- 19Do not let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- 20For they do not speak peace: but they plan deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.
- 21Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
- 22This you have seen, O Lord: do not keep silence: O Lord, do not be far from me.
- 23Stir up yourself, and awake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.
- 24Judge me, O Lord my God, according to your righteousness. Let them not rejoice over me.
- 25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
- 26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that act proudly against me.
- 27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the Lord be praised, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
- 28And my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Psalms 35 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVPlead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
GIGAKJVPlead my cause, O Lord, with those who argue with me: fight against those who fight against me.
KJVTake hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
GIGAKJVTake hold of the small shield and the large shield, and stand up for my help.
KJVDraw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
GIGAKJVDraw out also the spear, and stop the way against those who persecute me: say to my soul, I am your salvation.
KJVLet them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
GIGAKJVLet them be disgraced and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that plan my hurt.
KJVFor without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
GIGAKJVFor without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.
KJVLet destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
GIGAKJVLet destruction come on him by surprise. Let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
KJVAll my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
GIGAKJVAll my bones shall say, Lord, who is like to you, which deliver the poor from him who is too strong for him, yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?
KJVFalse witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
GIGAKJVFalse witnesses did rise up. They laid to my charge things that I did not know.
KJVThey rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
GIGAKJVThey rewarded me evil for good leaving my soul in grief.
KJVBut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
GIGAKJVBut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was rough mourning clothes: I humbled my soul with fasting. My prayer returned to my own bosom.
KJVI behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
GIGAKJVI behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother.
KJVBut in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
GIGAKJVBut in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yes, the attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I did not know it. They tore me, and did not stop:
KJVWith hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
GIGAKJVWith hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed on me with their teeth.
KJVLord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
GIGAKJVLord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only life from the lions.
KJVI will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
GIGAKJVI will give you thanks in the great congregation: I will praise you among much people.
KJVLet not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
GIGAKJVDo not let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
KJVFor they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
GIGAKJVFor they do not speak peace: but they plan deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land.
KJVYea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
GIGAKJVYes, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
KJVThis thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
GIGAKJVThis you have seen, O Lord: do not keep silence: O Lord, do not be far from me.
KJVStir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
GIGAKJVStir up yourself, and awake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.
KJVJudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
GIGAKJVJudge me, O Lord my God, according to your righteousness. Let them not rejoice over me.
KJVLet them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
GIGAKJVLet them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
KJVLet them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
GIGAKJVLet them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that act proudly against me.
KJVLet them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
GIGAKJVLet them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the Lord be praised, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
KJVAnd my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
GIGAKJVAnd my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.
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