Psalms 35:3

For he has dealt craftily before him, 1 To discover his iniquity and hate it. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

In Context

2The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, 1 That there is no fear of God before his eyes. 1

4The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: 1 He is not inclined to understand how to do good. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:26And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.

Psalms 27:2Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, 1 When I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple. 1

Psalms 62:7Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: 1 In the early seasons I have meditated on thee. 1

Psalms 91:16that the Lord my God is righteous, 1 And there is no iniquity in him.

Isaiah 10:12And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have finished doing all things on Mount Zion and Jerusalem, that I will visit upon the proud heart, even upon the ruler of the Assyrians, and upon the boastful haughtiness of his eyes.

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 →

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