Psalms 35:1

Green's Literal Translation

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, contend with those who strive against me; fight those who fight against me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Oppose my opponents, Lord;fight those who fight me.

Hebrew Names Version
<> Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

King James Version
Plead my cause, O Lord , with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

English Standard Version

Of David.

Contend, O Lord , with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!

New Century Version

Of David.

Lord , battle with those who battle with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

New English Translation

By David.

O Lord , fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!

Amplified Bible
Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

New American Standard Bible
Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

World English Bible
<> Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
A Psalme of Dauid. Pleade thou my cause, O Lorde, with them that striue with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Contend, O Yahweh, with those who contend with me;Fight against those who fight against me.

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

Contemporary English Version

(A psalm by David.)

Fight my enemies, Lord ! Attack my attackers!

Complete Jewish Bible
By David: Adonai , oppose those who oppose me; fight against those who fight against me.

Darby Translation

[A Psalm] of David.

Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

Easy-to-Read Version

A song of David.

Lord , oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight me.

George Lamsa Translation
PLEAD my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

Good News Translation
Oppose those who oppose me, Lord , and fight those who fight against me!

Lexham English Bible

Of David.

Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders; fight those who fight me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Stryue thou with them (o LORDE) that stryue wt me, fight thou agaynst them that fight agaynst me.

American Standard Version

A Psalm of David.

Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.

Bible in Basic English
O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

King James Version (1611)
[A Psalme of Dauid.] Plead my cause (O Lord) with them that striue with mee: fight against them that fight against me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Pleade thou my cause O God, with them that striue with me: and fight thou agaynst them that fight against me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

English Revised Version
A Psalm of David. Strive thou, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight thou against them that fight against me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The title of the foure and thrittithe salm. `To Dauid. Lord, deme thou hem, that anoien me; ouercome thou hem, that fiyten ayens me.

Update Bible Version
[A Psalm] of David. Strive, O Yahweh, with those that strive with me: Fight against those that fight against me.

Webster's Bible Translation
[A Psalm] of David. Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

New King James Version
Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

New Living Translation

A psalm of David.

O Lord , oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.

New Life Bible
O Lord, stand against those who stand against me. Fight those who fight me.

New Revised Standard

Of David.

Contend, O Lord , with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(34-1) <For David himself.> Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

Revised Standard Version
A Psalm of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!

Young's Literal Translation
By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

THE MESSAGE
A David Psalm Harass these hecklers, God , punch these bullies in the nose. Grab a weapon, anything at hand; stand up for me! Get ready to throw the spear, aim the javelin, at the people who are out to get me. Reassure me; let me hear you say, "I'll save you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)

A Psalm of David.

Contend, O Lord , with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

Contextual Overview

¹ A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, contend with those who strive against me; fight those who fight against me. ² Take hold of a shield and buckler, and arise as my help. ³ Draw out the spear and close ranks to meet my pursuers; say to my soul, I am your salvation. ⁴ Let those who seek my soul be ashamed and disgraced; let them be turned back and brought to confusion, those who plot evil to me. ⁵ Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the Angel of Jehovah driving away. ⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, and the Angel of Jehovah their pursuer. ⁷ For they have hidden their pit-net for me without cause; without cause they have dug for my soul. ⁸ Let destruction come on him; he will not know; and let his net which he concealed catch him; let him fall in it, into destruction. ⁹ And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it will rejoice in His salvation. ¹⁰ All my bones shall say: O Jehovah, who is like You, who delivers the poor from those stronger than he; yes, the poor and needy from his plunderer?

Bible Verse Review
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Plead: Psalms 43:1, Psalms 119:154, 1 Samuel 24:15, Proverbs 22:23, Proverbs 23:11, Jeremiah 51:36, Lamentations 3:58, Micah 7:9

fight: Exodus 14:25, Joshua 10:42, Nehemiah 4:20, Acts 5:39, Acts 23:9

Reciprocal: Joshua 23:10 - Lord 1 Samuel 24:12 - Lord judge Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 7:1 - save Psalms 7:6 - Arise Psalms 108:6 - save Psalms 138:7 - thou shalt stretch Isaiah 51:22 - pleadeth Jeremiah 50:34 - plead Lamentations 3:59 - judge Habakkuk 3:9 - bow

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and stretched his tent with Bethel toward the sea, and Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.

Genesis 16:8
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave-girl, where did you come from? And where do you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress, Sarai.

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Will See; so that it is said until this day, In the mount of Jehovah it will be seen.

Genesis 31:3
And Jehovah said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred. And I will be with you.

Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Bethel, there where you anointed the pillar, where you vowed a vow to Me. Now rise up; go out of this land and go back to the land of your kindred.

Genesis 35:3
And let us rise up and go up to Bethel. And I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress. And He was with me in the way in which I went.

Genesis 35:4
And they gave all the strange gods in their hand to Jacob, and the earrings which were in their ears. And Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.

Genesis 35:6
And Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan; it is Bethel, he and all the people with him came.

Genesis 35:7
And he built an altar there and called the place Elbethel; because God revealed Himself to him there when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:10
And God said to him, Your name is Jacob; your name will not any more be called Jacob, but Israel will be your name. And He called his name Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 him; as he accordingly did, and maintained it, and the righteousness of it, 1 Samuel 24:12. So Christ pleaded not his own cause as man, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously; and his people leave their cause with him, who is their advocate, and is able to plead it thoroughly; and does plead it against wicked and ungodly men, who unrighteously charge them; against. Satan the accuser of the brethren, who stands at their right hand to resist them; and against their own hearts, and the sins of them, which lust and war against them, and condemn them;

fight against them that fight against me: so the Lord is sometimes represented as a man of war, and Christ as a warrior fighting for the saints; and safe are they on whose side he is; but miserable all such who are found fighters against him and his; for none ever opposed him and prospered.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 supplication; as, to plead for the life of a criminal, that is, to urge reasons why he should be acquitted or pardoned; and then, to supplicate with earnestness in any way. The original word used here - רוב rûb - means to contend, strive, quarrel; and then, to contend before a judge, to manage or plead a cause. The idea here is, that the psalmist desires that God would undertake his cause against those who had risen up against him, as if it were managed before a tribunal, or before a judge, and God should be the advocate. The same word is used, in another form, in the other member of the sentence - “with them that strive - יריבי yârı̂ybāy - against me.” The idea is, that they were “pleading” against him, or were urging arguments, as it were, before a tribunal or a judge, why he should be condemned. They were his bitter opponents, engaged in bringing all manner of false accusations against him, and seeking his condemnation. The psalmist felt that he could not manage his own cause against them; and he, therefore, pleads with God that He would interpose, and stand up for him.

Fight against them that fight against me - The same idea substantially occurs here as in the former member of the verse. It is a prayer that God would undertake his cause; that He would exert His power against those who were opposed to him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 those who had rewarded him evil for

his good, 11-16;

appeals to God against them, 17-26;

prays for those who befriended him; and praises God for his

goodness, 27, 28.

NOTES ON PSALM XXXV

There is nothing in the title worthy of remark. The Psalm is simply attributed to David, and was most probably of his composing; and refers to the time of his persecution by Saul and his courtiers. The Syriac says it was composed when the Idumeans attacked David. The Arabic says it is a prophecy concerning the incarnation, and concerning the things practised against Jeremiah by the people. Some think that our Lord's sufferings are particularly pointed out here; and Bishop Horsley thinks that verses Psalms 35:11-16 apply more literally and exactly to Christ than to any other whomsoever.

Verse Psalms 35:1. Plead my cause, O Lord — Literally, Contend, Lord, with then that contend with me. The word is often used in a forensic or law sense.