Psalms 35:4
Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life,—Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:23See, then, and get to know—of all the hiding places, where he hideth himself, and return unto me, for certainty, then will I go with you,—and it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search him out, through all the thousands of Judah.
Psalms 31:17O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless be ashamed, Go down in silence to hades!
Psalms 38:12Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.
Psalms 70:2Let them turn pale and then at once blush, Who are seeking my life,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, Who are taking pleasure in my misfortune;
Psalms 83:18That men may know that, thou, Whose Name alone is Yahweh, Art Most High over all the earth.
Isaiah 37:29Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, Therefore will I put My ring in thy nose, and My bit in thy lips, And will turn thee back, by the way by which thou camest.
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 →