Psalm 35
Of David.
1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
2Take up shield and armor;
arise and come to my aid.
3Brandish spear and javelin35:3 Or and block the way
against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
“I am your salvation.”
4May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plot my ruin
be turned back in dismay.
5May they be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
6may their path be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7Since they hid their net for me without cause
and without cause dug a pit for me,
8may ruin overtake them by surprise—
may the net they hid entangle them,
may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord
and delight in his salvation.
10My whole being will exclaim,
“Who is like you, Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,
the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
11Ruthless witnesses come forward;
they question me on things I know nothing about.
12They repay me evil for good
and leave me like one bereaved.
13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
and humbled myself with fasting.
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14I went about mourning
as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
as though weeping for my mother.
15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
They slandered me without ceasing.
16Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,
they gnashed their teeth at me.
17How long, Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their ravages,
my precious life from these lions.
18I will give you thanks in the great assembly;
among the throngs I will praise you.
19Do not let those gloat over me
who are my enemies without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason
maliciously wink the eye.
20They do not speak peaceably,
but devise false accusations
against those who live quietly in the land.
21They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent.
Do not be far from me, Lord.
23Awake, and rise to my defense!
Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;
do not let them gloat over me.
25Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!”
or say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26May 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.
27May 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.”
28My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,
your praises all day long.
Zaburi 35
Kuomba Msaada: Kuokolewa Kutokana Na Maadui
Zaburi ya Daudi.
135:1 1Sam 24:15; Kut 14:14Ee Bwana, pingana na wale wanaopingana nami,
upigane na hao wanaopigana nami.
235:2 Za 3:3, 7; Ay 17:3; Mwa 50:24; 35:3; Hes 25:7; Za 27:1; Yos 8:18Chukua ngao na kigao.
Inuka unisaidie.
3Inua mkuki wako na fumo35:3 Fumo ni sawa na sagai, maana yake ni mkuki mfupi. lako
dhidi ya hao wanaonifuatia.
Iambie nafsi yangu,
“Mimi ni wokovu wako.”
435:4 Za 38:12; 40:14; 69:6, 19; 70:2; 83:17; 25:3; 129:5; Yer 4:30; Mal 2:9; Isa 45:16Wafedheheshwe na waaibishwe
wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu.
Wanaofanya shauri kuniangamiza
warudishwe nyuma kwa hofu.
535:5 Ay 13:25; Za 1:4; 34:7Wawe kama makapi yapeperushwayo na upepo,
malaika wa Bwana akiwafukuza.
6Njia yao na iwe giza na ya utelezi,
malaika wa Bwana akiwafuatilia.
735:7 Ay 18:8; 9:31; Za 7:4; 7:15; 55:23Kwa vile walinifichia wavu wao bila sababu,
na bila sababu wamenichimbia shimo,
835:8 Isa 47:11; 1The 5:3; Za 7:15; Mit 5:22maafa na yawapate ghafula:
wavu walionifichia na uwatege wenyewe,
na waanguke katika shimo hilo,
kwa maangamizo yao.
935:9 Za 2:11; 9:14; 13:5; 27:1; Lk 1:47; 1Sam 2:1; Isa 61:10; Ebr 3:18Ndipo nafsi yangu itashangilia katika Bwana
na kuufurahia wokovu wake.
1035:10 Kut 9:14; Za 12:5; 71:19; 18:17, 31; 113:5; 37:14; 86:1; 74:21; 109:16; 140:12; Isa 41:17Nitapaza sauti yangu nikisema,
“Ni nani aliye kama wewe, Ee Bwana?
Wewe huwaokoa maskini kutokana na wale walio na nguvu kuliko wao,
maskini na mhitaji kutokana na wanaowanyangʼanya!”
1135:11 Kut 23:1; Mt 26:60Mashahidi wakatili wanainuka,
wananiuliza mambo nisiyoyajua.
1235:12 Yer 18:20; Za 38:20; 109:5; Mit 17:13Wananilipa baya kwa jema
na kuiacha nafsi yangu ukiwa.
1335:13 2Sam 3:31; 1Fal 20:31; Za 30:11; 69:10, 11; 109:24; Ay 30:25Lakini walipokuwa wagonjwa, nilivaa nguo ya gunia
na nikajinyenyekesha kwa kufunga.
Maombi yangu yaliponirudia bila kujibiwa,
1435:14 Za 38:6; 42:9; 43:2niliendelea kuomboleza
kama vile wao ni rafiki au ndugu.
Niliinamisha kichwa chini kwa huzuni
kama ninayemwombolezea mama yangu.
1535:15 Ay 31:29; 16:10Lakini nilipojikwaa,
walikusanyika kwa shangwe;
washambuliaji walijikusanya dhidi yangu
bila mimi kujua.
Walinisingizia pasipo kukoma.
1635:16 Za 22:7; Mk 10:34; 9:18; Ay 16:9; Mdo 7:54Kama watu wasiomcha Mungu, wamenidhihaki,
wamenisagia meno.
1735:17 Za 6:3; 22:20, 21; 57:4; 58:6Ee Bwana, utatazama mpaka lini?
Niokoe maisha yangu na maangamizi yao,
uhai wangu wa thamani
kutokana na simba hawa.
1835:18 Za 22:20, 25; 42:4; 109:30Nami nitakushukuru mbele ya kusanyiko kubwa,
nitakusifu katikati ya watu wengi.
1935:19 Za 9:13; 38:19; 69:4; Yn 15:25; Mit 6:13; 10:10Usiwaache wale wanaonisimanga,
wale ambao ni adui zangu bila sababu;
usiwaache wale ambao ni adui zangu bila sababu
wakonyeze jicho kwa hila.
2035:20 Za 38:12; 55:21; Yer 9:8; Mik 6:12Hawazungumzi kwa amani,
bali wanatunga mashtaka ya uongo
dhidi ya wale wanaoishi
kwa utulivu katika nchi.
2135:21 Ay 16:10; Eze 25:3; Za 40:15; 70:3Hunifumbulia vinywa vyao wakisema, “Aha! Aha!
Kwa macho yetu wenyewe tumeliona.”
2235:22 Kut 3:7; Za 10:1, 14Ee Bwana, umeona hili, usiwe kimya.
Usiwe mbali nami, Ee Bwana.
2335:23 Za 7:6; 80:2; 17:13; 1Sam 24:15Amka, inuka unitetee!
Unipiganie Mungu wangu na Bwana wangu.
2435:24 Za 22:17; 7:8; 26:11; 2The 1:6Nihukumu kwa haki yako, Ee Bwana Mungu wangu,
sawasawa na haki yako;
usiwaache wakusimange.
2535:25 Mit 1:12; Za 35:21; 124:3; Mao 2:16Usiwaache wafikiri, “Aha, hili ndilo tulilotaka!”
Au waseme, “Tumemmeza.”
2635:26 Za 22:17; 4:1; 109:29; 38:16; Ay 8:22; 19:5; Mik 7:10Wote wanaofurahia dhiki yangu
waaibishwe na wachanganyikiwe;
hao wanaojiinua dhidi yangu
wavikwe aibu na dharau.
2735:27 Za 9:4; 20:5; 33:3; 147:11; 149:4; Ay 17:3Wale wanaofurahia hukumu yangu ya haki
wapige kelele za shangwe na furaha;
hebu waseme siku zote, “Bwana atukuzwe,
ambaye amefurahia mafanikio ya mtumishi wake.”
2835:28 Za 5:8; 51:14; 71:15, 24; 72:15Ulimi wangu utanena haki yako
na sifa zako mchana kutwa.
