Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 35

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← Psalms | ← Ch 34 | Ch 36 →

Psalm 35 . 1 , David prays for his own safety , and his enemies confusion; Psalm 35 . 11 , He complains of their wrongful dealing; Psalm 35 . 22 , Thereby he incites God against them.

Psalm 35:1

Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.

Psalm 35:1 · BSB

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fight5 parallels

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am 2942 , bc 1062

Psalm 35:2

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

Psalm 35:2 · BSB

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Psalm 35:3

Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

Psalm 35:3 · BSB

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Psalm 35:4

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Psalm 35:4 · BSB

confounded8 parallels

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turned4 parallels

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Psalm 35:5

May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

Psalm 35:5 · BSB

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Psalm 35:6

May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

Psalm 35:6 · BSB

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dark and slippery Heb. darkness and slipperiness

Psalm 35:7

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalm 35:7 · BSB

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Psalm 35:8

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

Psalm 35:8 · BSB

Let destruction6 parallels

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net6 parallels

into8 parallels

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at unawares Heb. which he knoweth not of

Psalm 35:9

Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.

Psalm 35:9 · BSB

the whole verse14 parallels

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Psalm 35:10

All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

Psalm 35:10 · BSB

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who7 parallels

which11 parallels

too1 parallel

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Psalm 35:11

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

Psalm 35:11 · BSB

False witnesses10 parallels

Heb. Witnesses of wrong

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laid etc. Heb. asked me

Psalm 35:12

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Psalm 35:12 · BSB

They10 parallels

spoiling2 parallels

Heb. depriving

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my soul Or , "my life ," as the word nephesh frequently denotes.

Psalm 35:13

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Psalm 35:13 · BSB

when6 parallels

humbled7 parallels

or , afflicted

my prayer2 parallels

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Psalm 35:14

I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

Psalm 35:14 · BSB

I behaved5 parallels

etc. Heb. I walked as a friend , as brother to me , I bowed

as one1 parallel

Or , "as a mourning mother ," kaavel aim

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Psalm 35:15

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalm 35:15 · BSB

in mine9 parallels

adversity3 parallels

Heb. halting

the abjects7 parallels

I knew1 parallel

they3 parallels

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Psalm 35:16

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

Psalm 35:16 · BSB

hypocritical5 parallels

gnashed4 parallels

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Psalm 35:17

How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

Psalm 35:17 · BSB

how8 parallels

look2 parallels

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darling Heb. only one

Psalm 35:18

Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

Psalm 35:18 · BSB

give9 parallels

praise6 parallels

much1 parallel

Heb. strong

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Psalm 35:19

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Psalm 35:19 · BSB

Let6 parallels

wrongfully1 parallel

Heb. falsely

wink3 parallels

that hate7 parallels

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Psalm 35:20

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

Psalm 35:20 · BSB

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Psalm 35:21

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

Psalm 35:21 · BSB

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Psalm 35:22

O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalm 35:22 · BSB

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be6 parallels

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Psalm 35:23

Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Psalm 35:23 · BSB

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my God3 parallels

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Psalm 35:24

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

Psalm 35:24 · BSB

Judge6 parallels

and let2 parallels

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Psalm 35:25

Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Psalm 35:25 · BSB

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Ah Heb. Ah , ah , our soul

Psalm 35:26

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

Psalm 35:26 · BSB

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clothed5 parallels

magnify5 parallels

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Psalm 35:27

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Psalm 35:27 · BSB

shout10 parallels

righteous cause1 parallel

Heb. righteousness

say1 parallel

which5 parallels

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Psalm 35:28

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

Psalm 35:28 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web3 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 20:28 → Psalms 35:23-24
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 35:4–7, Psalm 35:6–9
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