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Psalm 35

1 So long as Saúl was enemie to Dauid, all that had anie autoritie vnder him to flatter their King (as is the courſe of the worlde) did alſo moſt cruelly perſecute Dauid against whome he praieth God to pleade & to auenge his cauſe, 8 That they may be taken in their nets & ſnares, which thei laied for him, that his innocencie may be declared, 27 And that the innocent, which taketh parte with him, maie reioyce & praiſe the Name of the Lord, that thus deliuereth his ſeruãt 28 And ſo he promiſeth to ſpeake forthe the iustice of the Lord, & to magnifie his Name all the dayes of his life.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid.
1.PLeade thou my cauſe, ô Lord, with them that ſtriue with me: fight thou againſt them, that fight againſt me.
2.Laie hand vpon the ſhield and buckler, and ſtand vp for mine helpe.
3.Bring out alſo the ſpeare and ſtoppe the waie againſt them, that perſecute me: ſaie vnto my ſoule, I am thy ſaluacion.
4.Let the be confounded & put to ſhame, that ſeke after my ſoule: let them be turned backe, and broght to confuſion, that imagine mine hurt.
5.Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord ſcater them.
6.Let their waie be darke & ſlipperie: & let the Angel of the Lord perſecute them.
7.For without cauſe thei haue hid the pit and their net for me: without cauſe haue they digged a pit for my ſoule.
8.Let deſtruction come vpon him at vnwares, & let his net, that he hathe laied priuely, take him: let him fall into the ſame deſtruction.
9.Thẽ my ſoule ſhalbe ioyful in the Lord: it ſhal reioyce in his ſaluacion.
10.All my bones ſhal ſaie, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuereſt the poore from him, that is to ſtrong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miſerie, from him that ſpoileth him!
11.Cruel witneſſes did riſe vp: thei aſked of me things that I knewe not.
12.They rewarded me euil for good, to haue ſpoiled my ſoule.
13.Yet I, when thei were ſicke, I was clothed with a ſacke: I humbled my ſoule with faſting: and my praier was turned vpon my boſome.
14.I behaued my ſelfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my ſelfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.
15.But in mine aduerſitie thei reioyced, & gathered them ſelues together: the abiects aſſembled them ſelues againſt me, & I knewe not: thei tare me & ceaſed not,
16.With the falſe ſkoffers at bankets, gnaſhing their teeth againſt me.
17.Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my ſoule from their tumulte, euen my deſolate ſoule from the lions.
18.So wil I giue thee thankes in a great Cōgregacion: I wil praiſe thee among muche people.
19.Let not them that are mine enemies, vniuſtly reioyce ouer me, nether let them winke with the eye, that hate me without a cauſe.
20.For they ſpeake not as friends: but they imagine deceitful wordes againſt the quiet of the land.
21.And they gaped on me with their mouthes, ſaying, Aha, aha, our eye hathe ſene.
22.Thou haſt ſene it, ô Lord: kepe not ſiléce: be not farre from me, ô Lord.
23.Ariſe and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cauſe, my God, and my Lord.
24.Iudge me, ô Lord my God, according to thy righteouſnes, and let them not reioyce ouer me.
25.Let them not ſaye in their hearts, O our ſoule reioyce: nether let them ſaye, We haue deuoured him.
26.Let them be confounded, and put to ſhame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them be clothed with cōfuſion and ſhame, that lift vp them ſelues againſt me.
27.But let thē be ioyful & glad, that loue my righteouſnes: yea, let them ſaye alwaie, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the proſperitie of his ſeruant.
28.And my tōgue ſhal vtter thy righteouſnes, & thy praiſe euerie day.

Notes

1:a.
He deſireth God to vndertake his cauſe againſt them that did perſecute him and ſclander him
2:b.
Albeit God can with his breath deſtroy all his enemies, yet ye holie Goſt attributeth vnto him theſe outward weapons to aſſure vs of his preſent power
3:c.
Aſſure me againſt theſe tentatiõs, that thou art ye autor of my ſaluacion
5:d.
Smite them with the ſpirit of giddines that their entrepriſes may be fooliſh, & thei receiue iuſte rewarde.
7:e.
Shewing yt we may not call God to be a reuenger, but onely for his glorie, & whẽ our cauſe is iuſte.
8:f.
When he promiſeth to him ſelfe peace
8:g.
Which he prepared againſt the children of God.
10:h.
He attributeth his deliuerance onely to God, praiſing him therfore bothe in ſoule & body
11:i.
That wolde not ſuffre me to purge my ſelf
12:k.
To haue taken from me all comfort & broght me in to diſpaire.
13:l.
I prayed for them with in ward affectiõ, as I wolde haue done for my ſelfe. or I, declared mine affectiõ with bowing downe mine head
15:m.
When thei ſaw me ready to ſlip and as one that halted: for infirmitie
15:n.
With their railing wordes
16:o.
The worde ſignifieth cakes meaning that the proud courtiers at their deinty feaſts ſkoff, raile, and conſpire his death
19:p.
In token of contempt and mocking
20:".
Or, clefts of the earth: meaning him ſelf & others in their miſerie.
21:q.
Thei reioyced as thogh they had now ſene Dauid ouerthrowen.
24:r.
It is the iuſtice of God to giue to the oppreſſers afflictio & tormēt, & to ye oppreſſed, aide and relief, 2. Theſ. 1.6.
25:s.
Becauſe we haue that, wc we ſoght for, ſeing he is deſtroyed.
26:t.
That is, at once, were thei neuer ſo manie or mightie.
26:u.
This praier ſhal allwaies be verified againſt thē, yt perſecute the faithful.
27:x.
That at leaſt fauour my right, thogh they be not able to helpe me.
27:y.
He exhorteth ye Church to praiſe God for the deliuerance of his ſeruants, & for the deſtructiō of his aduerſaries.