¹Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

¹[Fiantsoana an'Andriamanitra hamaly ny ratsy ataon'ny mpanenjika] Nataon'i Davida. Jehovah ô, mamalia izay manana ady amiko; miadia amin'izay mamely ahy.

²Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

²Raiso ny ampinga kely sy ny ampinga lehibe ka mitsangàna hamonjy ahy.

³Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

³Ary raiso ny lefona, ka sakano izay manenjika ahy; lazao amin'ny fanahiko hoe: Famonjena anao Aho.

⁴Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

⁴Aoka ho menatra sy ho afa-baraka izay mitady ny aiko; aoka hiamboho sy hangaihay izay misaina hanisy ratsy ahy.

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

⁵Aoka ho tahaka ny akofa eo alohan'ny rivotra izy. Ary aoka ny Anjelin'i Jehovah handroaka azy.

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

⁶Aoka ho maizina sy malama ny lalany, ary aoka ny Anjelin'i Jehovah hanenjika azy.

⁷For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

⁷Fa tsy ahoan-tsy ahoana no nanaovany fandri-totofana hahazoany ahy; tsy ahoan-tsy ahoana no nandavahany hamandrihany ny aiko.

⁸Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

⁸Aoka ny fandringanana ho tonga tampoka aminy; ary aoka hahazo azy ny fandrika harato nafeniny, ka ho latsaka ao amin'izany fandringanana izany indrindra izy.

⁹And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

⁹Fa ny fanahiko kosa hifaly amin'i Jehovah sy ho ravoravo amin'ny famonjeny.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

¹⁰Ny taolako rehetra hanao hoe: Jehovah ô, iza no tahaka Anao, Izay manafaka ny ory amin'izay tsy tohany, eny, ny ory sy ny malahelo amin'izay mamabo azy?

¹¹False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

¹¹Mitsangana ny vavolombelona mampidi-doza; ka izay tsy fantatro no anadinany ahy.

¹²They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

¹²Mamaly ratsy ahy ho solon'ny soa izy, ka mamoy malala ny fanahiko.

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

¹³Ary ny amiko, raha narary izy ireo, dia lamba fisaonana no nitafiako; nampahory ny tenako tamin'ny ny fifadian-kanina aho; ary ny fivavako nody tao an-tratrako.

¹⁴I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

¹⁴Toy ny nisy nanjo ny sakaizako na ny rahalahiko no nandehanako; nitanondrika tamin'alahelo toy ny fisaona reny aho.

¹⁵But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

¹⁵Nefa nony ho lavo kosa aho, dia faly izy ireo ka niangona;olona faraidina no nitangorona hamely ahy, nefa tsy fantatro; namiravira izy ka tsy mba nitsahatra;[Na: Olona faraidina, izay fantatro, no nitangorona hamely ahy]

¹⁶With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁶Naman'ny olon-dratsy manendrikendrika ho enti-mila sitraka izy ka nihidy vazana tamiko.[Heb. hahazoa-mofo; na;tena mpanendrikendrika indrindra]

¹⁷Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

¹⁷Ry Tompo ô, mandra-pahoviana no hijerenao ? Avereno ny fanahiko ho afaka amin'ny fandringanany, ny hany malalako ho afaka amin'ny liona tanora.

¹⁸I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

¹⁸Hisaotra Anao eo amin'ny fiangonana lehibe aho; hidera Anao eo afovoan'ny olona maro aho.

¹⁹Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

¹⁹Aoka tsy hifalian'izay mandrafy ahy foana aho; ary aoka tsy hami-maso izay mankahala ahy tsy ahoan-tsy ahoana.

²⁰For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

²⁰Fa tsy fihavanana no lazainy; fa mamorom-pitaka izy hamelezany izay mibonaika ambonin'ny tany.

²¹Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

²¹Dia mitanatana vava amiko izy ka manao hoe: Hià! sakoa izay! efa hita'ny masonay.

²²This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

²²Efa hitanao, Jehovah ô, ka aza manentsin-tadiny; ry Tompo ô, aza manalavitra ahy.

²³Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

²³Mahatsiarova, ka mifohaza ho amin'ny fitsaràna ahy, O Andriamanitro sy Tompoko! mifohaza ho amin'ny adiko.

²⁴Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

²⁴Tsarao aho, Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, araka ny fahamarinanao; ary aoka tsy hifalian'ireo aho.

²⁵Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

²⁵Aoka tsy hanao anakampo hoe izy: Hià! faly izahay! aoka tsy hanao hoe izy: efa natelinay izy.

²⁶Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

²⁶Aoka ho menatra sy hangaihay avokoa izay mifaly amin'ny manjo ahy; aoka hitafy henatra sy fahafaham-baraka izay mirehareha amiko.

²⁷Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

²⁷Aoka hihoby sy hifaly izay mankasitraka ny fahamarinako; ary aoka izy hanao mandrakariva hoe: hankalazaina anie Jehovah, Izay mankasitraka ny fiadanan'ny mpanompony.Ary ny lelako hilaza ny fahamarinanao; ny fiderana Anao no hataoko mandrakariva.

²⁸And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

²⁸Ary ny lelako hilaza ny fahamarinanao; ny fiderana Anao no hataoko mandrakariva.