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Psalm 35

Psa. 35:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Plead
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
n my cause, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, with them that strive
yariyb (Hebrew #3401)
literally, he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary
KJV usage: that content(-eth), that strive.
Pronounce: yaw-rebe'
Origin: from 7378
with me: fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
against them that fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
against me.
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Lam. 3:58• 58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. (Lam. 3:58)

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1-10:  David prays for his own safety, and his enemies confusion.
11-21:  He complains of their wrongful dealing.
22-28:  Thereby he incites God against them.
A.M. 2942.
B.C. 1062.
Plead.
Psa. 43:1• 1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. (Psa. 43:1)
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Psa. 119:154• 154Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. (Psa. 119:154)
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1 Sam. 24:15• 15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. (1 Sam. 24:15)
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Prov. 22:23• 23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. (Prov. 22:23)
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Prov. 23:11• 11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. (Prov. 23:11)
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Jer. 51:36• 36Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. (Jer. 51:36)
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Lam. 3:58• 58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. (Lam. 3:58)
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Mic. 7:9• 9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:9)
fight.
Ex. 14:25• 25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. (Ex. 14:25)
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Josh. 10:42• 42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. (Josh. 10:42)
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Neh. 4:20• 20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. (Neh. 4:20)
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Acts 5:39• 39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. (Acts 5:39)
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Acts 23:9• 9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. (Acts 23:9)
• Book 1, Series 6. The beginning of sorrows. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psalm 35 is the direct demand for judgment of the Spirit of Christ in the remnant. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 33-36” by J.N. Darby)
• The psalm opens with an appeal to God that He would deal with the wicked according to the way they had dealt with the righteous. (“Psalms 35” by H. Smith)
• This psalm begins a new series {Psalm 35-41}. The godly remnant are again seen in deep distress suffering persecution from the ungodly Jews in the land. The psalm opens with the remnant crying to the Lord to actively intervene against their persecutors. (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of David. Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me: