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Hostile accusers appear out of nowhere, they stand up and badger me.

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

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Fierce witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know.

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Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of things I don't even know about.

Ps.35.12

They pay me back misery for mercy, leaving my soul empty.

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

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They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.

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They repay me with evil for the good I do. I am sick with despair.

Ps.35.13

When they were sick, I dressed in black; instead of eating, I prayed.

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

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But as for me, when they were sick, My clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; And my prayer would return to my own heart.

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Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I even fasted and prayed for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Ps.35.14

My prayers were like lead in my gut, like I'd lost my best friend, my brother. I paced, distraught as a motherless child, hunched and heavyhearted.

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

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I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.

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I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.

Ps.35.15

But when I was down they threw a party! All the nameless riffraff of the town came chanting insults about me.

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

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But in my adversity they rejoiced And gathered together; Attackers gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore at me and did not cease;

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But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don't even know; they hurl slander at me continually.

Ps.35.16

Like barbarians desecrating a shrine, they destroyed my reputation.

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

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With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth.

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They mock me with the worst kind of profanity, and they snarl at me.

Ps.35.17

GOD, how long are you going to stand there doing nothing? Save me from their brutalities; everything I've got is being thrown to the lions.

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

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Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions.

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How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!

Ps.35.18

I will give you full credit when everyone gathers for worship; When the people turn out in force I will say my Hallelujahs.

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

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I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

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Then I will thank you in front of the entire congregation. I will praise you before all the people.