Plead my cause. — Better, Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me. The construction requires this, and the parallelism suggests recourse to arms rather than to the law.
Fight. — Literally, devour. (Comp. Numbers 24:8.
“He shall eat up the nations.” So a Latin author —
“Qua medius pugnæ vorat agmina vortex.”
SILIUS: Punic, 4:230.
Comp. Shakespeare —
“If the wars eat us not up.’ — Coriolanus, Acts 1, sc. 1)
PSALM XXXV _The psalmist, in great straits, prays for his personal safety_, 1-3; _and for the confusion of his enemies_, 4-8; _expresses has confidence in God_, 9, 10; _mentions his kindness to t...
PLEAD MY CAUSE, O LORD - The word “plead” means, properly, to argue in support of a claim, or against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against; to attempt to persuade one by argument or su...
Psalms 35 The Cry for Justice and Divine Help _ 1. The cry of distress (Psalms 35:1)_ 2. The contrast? (Psalms 35:11) 3. Prayer for vindication and victory ...
XXXV. PRAYER AGAINST TREACHEROUS FOES BY ONE WHO IS QUIET IN THE LAND. Psalms 35:6_ b_ should replace Psalms 35:5_ b_. Chaff driven before the wind may well suggest the image of the angel pursuing th...
PLEAD. Contend, or strive. Note the Figure of speech _Exergasia_ (App-6) in the words "plead", "fight", "take hold", "stand up", "draw out", "stop", "say", &c.; continued in verses: Psalms 35:4; Psalm...
_Plead_my cause] There is as it were a suit between him and his enemies. He appeals to Jehovah the Judge to do him justice (cp. Psalms 35:23). But the court in which the cause is to be tried is the fi...
Appeal to Jehovah to arm himself as the Psalmist's champion....
_David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion: he complaineth of their wrongful dealing, whereby God is incited against them._ _A Psalm_ of David. _TITLE._ לדוד _LEDAVID._— This Psalm...
PSALMS 35 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Prayers against Open and Concealed Enemies, followed by Promises of Praise. ANALYSIS Three irregular stanzas. Stanza I., Psalms 35:1-10, An Indignant Imprecatory prayer...
_PLEAD MY CAUSE, O LORD, WITH THEM THAT STRIVE WITH ME: FIGHT AGAINST THEM THAT FIGHT AGAINST ME._ The starting-point of the psalm appears in 1 Samuel 24:15: David, after sparing Saul in Engedi, says,...
This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies, whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to...
PLEAD _my cause_] 'strive thou,' as in a court of law: see Psalms 35:23. 5, 6. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD] see on Psalms 34:7....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
לְ דָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת ־יְרִיבַ֑י ל֝
Psalms 35:1 THE psalmist's life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are brought against him. He professes innocence, and appeals t...
RESCUING THE POOR AND NEEDY Psalms 35:1 This psalm dates from the Sauline persecution, or else from the disturbed condition of the kingdom in David's later years. Each of the three divisions into whi...
There is agony in this song. The singer is sore beset with enemies. They are striving with him, fighting against him. They are plotting against him, treacherously spreading a net for his feet. He crie...
"[A Psalm] of David." Plead [my (a) cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. (a) He desires God to undertake his cause against them who persecute him a...
Himself. Psalm is understood. It is expressed in St. Ambrose and St. Jerome, (Calmet) and is the Alexandrian Septuagint. (Haydock) --- Eusebius improperly assigns the cause of the omission to the piec...
CONTENTS The prophet David is evidently here typifying Christ and speaking of him. The Psalm, is a subject of prayer, with strong faith and assurance. In the close a song of thanksgiving is added. A...
1._Plead my cause, O Jehovah! _As the enemies of David not only avowedly sought to take away his life, but also troubled him by calumny and misrepresentation, he pleads for the redress of both these g...
Psalms 35 is an urgent appeal for the judgment of Jehovah against relentless and insidious persecutors who seek after the soul of the righteous. Insult, craft, violence, all were used against him. The...
PLEAD [MY CAUSE], O LORD, WITH THEM THAT STRIVE WITH ME,.... Meaning Saul and his courtiers; concerning whom he elsewhere desires that the Lord would judge between them, plead his cause, and deliver h...
Psalms 35:1 «[A Psalm] of David. » Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Ver. 1. _Plead my cause, O Lord_] We may safely pray the same, wh...
_Plead my cause, O Lord_, &c. Take my part, and maintain my cause against those that contend with me, and have raised war against me; for I am not able to defend myself, and have none else to appear f...
PRAYER AGAINST THE GODLESS. A psalm of David, invoking God's aid against the ungodly, contrasting the hypocrisy, cunning, and malice of the wicked with the integrity and generosity of the righteous,...
Plead my cause, as in court proceedings, O LORD, WITH THEM THAT STRIVE WITH ME, impleading him for alleged wickedness; FIGHT AGAINST THEM THAT FIGHT AGAINST ME, carrying their hatred to the point of m...
1-10 It is no new thing for the most righteous men, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed of the serpent against the Seed of the woman. Dav...
PSALM 35 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was penned by David when he was slandered and persecuted by Saul and his stewards, as is manifest from the whole body of it. David prayeth for his own safety, PSALMS 3...
Psalms 35:1 David H1732 Plead H7378 (H8798) LORD H3068 strive H3401 Fight H3898 (H8798) fight H3898 ...
THE PSALMIST ASKS THAT GOD WILL PROTECT HIM AND STAND FIRM IN HIS DEFENCE (PSALMS 35:1). In these first three verses we have a vivid picture drawn of God dressed in heavenly armour, and fully armed. H...
CONTENTS: An appeal to heaven for the confusion of enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The most righteous men and the most righteous causes may expect to meet with many mighty and malicious...
Psalms 35:1. _Fight against them._ This is another martial ode, or war song, in which David prays for victory over the army of Saul that came to fight against him, and for confusion to those about the...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 35:1. This psalm shows how the faithful should pray when they know that hateful people are seeking to harm them. It explains the persecutors’ evil schemes and asks God to fi...
INTRODUCTION “This psalm, If It be as the inscription tells us a psalm of David, must have been composed either during his persecution by Saul or during the revolt of Absalom. It is usual to connect i...
EXPOSITION A PSALM ascribed to David by the title, and with many characteristics of his early style—abrupt, impassioned, full of lively and graphic images, and full of transitions The picture which th...
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, stand up for my help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way agains...
1 Samuel 24:15; Acts 23:9; Acts 5:39; Exodus 14:25; Jeremiah 51:36;...