The Lord the Avenger of His People
A Psalm of David.
Who seek after my life;
Let those be bturned back and brought to confusion
Who plot my hurt.
Which they have dug without cause for my life.
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.
“Lord, bwho is like You,
Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him,
Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”
| << Psalms 35:1 | Psalms 35:3 >> |
Psalms 35:2
Take hold of shield and buckler - That is, Arm thyself as if for the contest. It is a prayer, in a new form, that God would interpose, and that he would go forth as a warrior against the enemies of the psalmist. On the word "shield," see the notes at Psalms 5:12. Compare the notes at Ephesians 6:16. On the word "buckler," see the notes at Psalms 18:2. These terms are derived from the armor of a warrior, and the prayer here is that God would appear in that character for his defense.
And stand up for my help - As a warrior stands up, or stands firm, to arrest the attack of an enemy.
| << Psalms 35:1 | Psalms 35:3 >> |
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