Psalms 35:1 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Psalms 35:1

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The Lord the Avenger of His People

A Psalm of David.

1 Plead¹ my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and¹ buckler,
And stand up for my help.

3 Also draw out the spear,
And stop those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
“I am your salvation.”

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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The Psalmist invokes God's aid, contrasting the hypocrisy, cunning, and malice of his enemies with his integrity and generosity. The imprecations of the first part including a brief notice of their conduct, the fuller exposition of their hypocrisy and malice in the second, and the earnest prayer for deliverance from their scornful triumph in the last, are each closed (Psalms 35:9-10, Psalms 35:18, Psalms 35:27-28) with promises of praise for the desired relief, in which his friends will unite. The historical occasion is probably 1Sa. 24:1-22. (Psa. 35:1-28)

God is invoked in the character of a warrior (Exodus 15:3; Deuteronomy 32:41).

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