Psalms 35:11

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; 1 they accuse me falsely. 1

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False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

In Context

10All my bones will say, “Yahweh, who is like you, 1 who rescues the oppressed from those who are too strong for them 1 and the poor and needy from those who try to rob them?” 1

12They repay me evil for good. 1 I am sorrowful. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the men who say, 'See, David is seeking your harm?'

Psalms 27:12Do not give me up to the desires of my enemies, 1 for false witnesses have risen up against me, 1 and they breathe out violence! 1

Acts 6:13They brought false witnesses, who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law.

Acts 24:12When they found me in the temple, I did not argue with anyone, and I did not stir up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.

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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