Psalms 35:1
For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me : overthrow them that fight against me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
In Context
2Take hold of arms and shield : and rise up to help me.
Cross References
Exodus 14:25And overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against us.
Joshua 10:42And all their kings, and their lands he took and wasted at one onset: for the Lord the God of Israel fought for him.
Nehemiah 4:20In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.
Proverbs 23:11For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge their cause against thee.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will judge thy cause, and will take vengeance for thee, and I will make her sea desolate, and will dry up her spring.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:1
David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. It is supposed that Saul and his party are the persons he means, for with them he had the greatest struggles. I. He complains to God of the injuries they did him; they strove with him, fought against him ( ver. 1 ), persecuted him ( ver. 3 ), sought his ruin ( ver. 4 , 7 ), accused him falsely ( ver. 11 ), abused him basely ( ver. 15, 16 ), and all his friends ( ver. 20 ), and triumphed over… Read the whole commentary →