Focused Passage

Psalms 35:1-10

The LORD Contends for His Servant Against Malicious Enemies

urgent plea for the LORD to contend -> imprecation against hidden traps and causeless pursuers -> promised rejoicing in salvation -> exposure of false witnesses and betrayal -> lament over mocking cruelty -> renewed cry for rescue -> appeal to the LORD's seeing and righteousness -> reversal of enemy gloating -> congregational joy and continual praise

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

Of David.

1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.

2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.

10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Joshua 23:10Classic cross-references Psalms 43:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:36Classic cross-references Psalms 119:154Classic cross-references Isaiah 49:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Contendרִיבָ֣הH7378Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularwith my opponentsיְרִיבַ֑יH3401Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶת־H854Direct object markerfight against thoseלְ֝חַ֗םH3898Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular. . .אֶת־H854Direct object markerwho fight against meלֹֽחֲמָֽי׃H3898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Psalms 91:4Classic cross-references Exodus 15:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:13Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:41Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:31Classic cross-references

Original words

Take upהַחֲזֵ֣קH2388Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularYour shieldמָגֵ֣ןH4043Noun - common singularand bucklerוְצִנָּ֑הH6793Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singulararise and comeוְ֝ק֗וּמָהH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularto my aidבְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃H5833Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Exodus 17:12Classic cross-references Isaiah 12:2Classic cross-references Psalms 27:2Classic cross-references Psalms 51:12Classic cross-references Psalms 91:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Drawוְהָ֘רֵ֤קH7324Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularthe spearחֲנִ֣יתH2595Noun - feminine singularand javelinוּ֭סְגֹרH5462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularagainstלִקְרַ֣אתH7122Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructmy pursuersרֹדְפָ֑יH7291Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularsayאֱמֹ֥רH559Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto my soulלְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יH5315Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularI [am]אָֽנִי׃H589Pronoun - first person common singularyour salvationיְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְH3444Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular

BSB notes

Or and close the way

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 70:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:5Classic cross-references Psalms 35:26Classic cross-references Psalms 38:12Classic cross-references Psalms 31:17Classic cross-references

Original words

May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructmy lifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe disgracedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland put to shameוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮H3637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralmay those who planחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יH2803Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto harm meרָעָתִֽי׃H7451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe driven backיִסֹּ֣גוּH5472Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אָח֣וֹרH268Noun - masculine singularand confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֑וּH2659Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Psalms 1:4Classic cross-references Job 21:18Classic cross-references Isaiah 29:5Classic cross-references Isaiah 37:36Classic cross-references Matthew 3:12Classic cross-references

Original words

May they beיִֽהְי֗וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurallike chaffכְּמֹ֥ץH4671Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularinלִפְנֵי־H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructthe windר֑וּחַH7307Noun - common singularas the angelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְH4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardrives them awayדּוֹחֶֽה׃H1760Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Psalms 73:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:12Classic cross-references Luke 17:10Classic cross-references Zephaniah 3:20Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:16Classic cross-references

Original words

May their pathדַרְכָּ֗םH1870Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralbeיְֽהִי־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singulardarkחֹ֥שֶׁךְH2822Noun - masculine singularand slickוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתH2519Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralas the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְH4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularpursuesרֹדְפָֽם׃H7291Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

John 15:25Classic cross-references Psalms 109:4Classic cross-references Psalms 140:5Classic cross-references Psalms 7:15Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:20Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionwithout causeחִנָּ֣םH2600Adverbthey laidטָֽמְנוּ־H2934Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltheir netרִשְׁתָּ֑םH7568Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralfor meלִ֭יPreposition | first person common singularwithout reasonחִ֝נָּ֗םH2600Adverbthey dugחָפְר֥וּH2658Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurala pitשַׁ֣חַתH7845Noun - feminine singular constructfor my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃H5315Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 141:9Classic cross-references Psalms 141:10Classic cross-references Luke 21:34Classic cross-references Proverbs 5:22Classic cross-references Psalms 9:15Classic cross-references

Original words

May ruinשׁוֹאָה֮H7722Noun - feminine singularbefall themתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularby surpriseלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יֵ֫דָ֥עH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularmay the netוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹH7568Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethey hidטָמַ֣ןH2934Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularensnare themתִּלְכְּד֑וֹH3920Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularmay they fallיִפָּל־H5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularintoבָּֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singularthe hazard [they created]בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הH7722Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Psalms 51:12Classic cross-references Luke 1:46Classic cross-references Luke 1:47Classic cross-references Isaiah 61:10Classic cross-references Jeremiah 20:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Then my soulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill rejoiceתָּגִ֣ילH1523Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularin the LORDבַּיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand exultתָּ֝שִׂישׂH7797Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularin His salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃H3444Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Exodus 15:11Classic cross-references Psalms 71:19Classic cross-references Psalms 34:20Classic cross-references Psalms 51:8Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Allכָּ֥לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructmy bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֨י׀H6106Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularwill exclaimתֹּאמַרְנָה֮H559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralWhoמִ֥יH4310Interrogativeis like Youכָ֫מ֥וֹךָH3644Preposition | second person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho deliversמַצִּ֣ילH5337Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularthe afflictedעָ֭נִיH6041Adjective - masculine singularfromמִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularthe aggressorמֵחָזָ֣קH2389Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularthe poorוְעָנִ֥יH6041Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularand needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןH34Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularfrom the robberמִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃H1497Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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