“"Judge me, O Lord, according to My righteousness" [Psalm 35:24]; that is, attend to My cause. Not according to My punishment, but "according to My righteousness, O Lord, My God," that is, according to this judge Thou Me. "And let them not rejoice over Me;" that is, Mine enemies.”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 35
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24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
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22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
— Psalms 35:24 —
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
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.