For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life....Job 33:4 (NLT)....... †THE POWER OF PRAYER†

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Monday, July 5, 2010

PSALM # 35 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.







Psalm 35 (New International Version)


Psalm 35

Of David.
 1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
       fight against those who fight against me.
 2 Take up shield and buckler;
       arise and come to my aid.

 3 Brandish spear and javelin
       against those who pursue me.
       Say to my soul,
       "I am your salvation."

 4 May those who seek my life
       be disgraced and put to shame;
       may those who plot my ruin
       be turned back in dismay.

 5 May they be like chaff before the wind,
       with the angel of the LORD driving them away;

 6 may their path be dark and slippery,
       with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

 7 Since they hid their net for me without cause
       and without cause dug a pit for me,

 8 may ruin overtake them by surprise—
       may the net they hid entangle them,
       may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.

 9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD
       and delight in his salvation.

 10 My whole being will exclaim,
       "Who is like you, O LORD ?
       You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,
       the poor and needy from those who rob them."

 11 Ruthless witnesses come forward;
       they question me on things I know nothing about.

 12 They repay me evil for good
       and leave my soul forlorn.

 13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
       and humbled myself with fasting.
       When my prayers returned to me unanswered,

 14 I went about mourning
       as though for my friend or brother.
       I bowed my head in grief
       as though weeping for my mother.

 15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
       attackers gathered against me when I was unaware.
       They slandered me without ceasing.

 16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked ;
       they gnashed their teeth at me.

 17 O Lord, how long will you look on?
       Rescue my life from their ravages,
       my precious life from these lions.

 18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;
       among throngs of people I will praise you.

 19 Let not those gloat over me
       who are my enemies without cause;
       let not those who hate me without reason
       maliciously wink the eye.

 20 They do not speak peaceably,
       but devise false accusations
       against those who live quietly in the land.

 21 They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha!
       With our own eyes we have seen it."

 22 O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent.
       Do not be far from me, O Lord.

 23 Awake, and rise to my defense!
       Contend for me, my God and Lord.

 24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God;
       do not let them gloat over me.

 25 Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!"
       or say, "We have swallowed him up."

 26 May all who gloat over my distress
       be put to shame and confusion;
       may all who exalt themselves over me
       be clothed with shame and disgrace.

 27 May those who delight in my vindication
       shout for joy and gladness;
       may they always say, "The LORD be exalted,
       who delights in the well-being of his servant."

 28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness
       and of your praises all day long.