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Psalms 35:23

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

Arouse Yourself, awake to the justice due me, even to my cause, my God and my Lord! AMP

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. KJV

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

I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother; I bowed down in sorrow, as one who bewails his mother. AMP

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. KJV

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

Yes, they open their mouths wide against me; they say, Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen it! AMP

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. KJV

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

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet in the land. AMP

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. KJV

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

Judge and vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness (Your rightness and justice); and let [my foes] not rejoice over me! AMP

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. KJV

May ruin overtake them by surprise – may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. NIV

Let destruction befall [my foe] unawares; let the net he hid for me catch him; let him fall into that very destruction. AMP

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. KJV

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

You have seen this, O Lord; keep not silence! O Lord, be not far from me! AMP

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. KJV

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

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, that is what we wanted! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up and utterly destroyed him. AMP

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. KJV