Psalms 35:3
Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me : say to my soul : I am thy salvation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Take hold of arms and shield : and rise up to help me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about to take them.
Psalms 27:2Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen.
Psalms 62:7For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 91:16I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.
Isaiah 10:12And it shall come to pass, that when the Lord shall have performed all his works in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, I will visit the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of the haughtiness of his eyes.
Luke 2:30Because my eyes have seen thy salvation,
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 →