Psalms 35:4
Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
3Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.
5Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:23So take care to get knowledge of all the secret places where he is taking cover, and be certain to come back to me, and I will go with you: and without doubt, if he is anywhere in the land, I will get him, among all the families of Judah.
Psalms 31:17\31:16\Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
Psalms 38:12\38:11\My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
Psalms 70:2\70:1\Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.
Psalms 83:18\83:17\Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
Isaiah 37:29Because your wrath against me and your pride have come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:2-11
Prayer for Divine Protection. 1 Plead my cause, O Lord , with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let 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. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase… Read the whole commentary →