Psalms 35:3

Psalms 35:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, "I am your salvation!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Context of Psalms 35:3

1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. 2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” 4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. 5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

Psalms 35:3 word by word

וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Drawרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
• the spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• and javelinסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• againstקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: towardH7122
• my pursuersרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• your salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Psalms 35:3

• Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
• Job 1:10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
• Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
• Isaiah 10:12So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
• Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
• Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
• Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
• Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
• Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
• Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

Commentaries on Psalms 35:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation - Give me an assurance that thou wilt defend both body and soul against my adversaries.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Draw out also the spear - The word here rendered “draw out” means properly to pour out; to empty; and it is applied to the act of emptying sacks, Genesis 42:35; to emptying bottles, Jeremiah 48:12; to drawing a sword from a sheath, Exodus 15:9; Leviticus 26:33; Ezekiel 5:12. It is applied to a “spear” either as drawing it out of the place where it was kept, or as stretching it out for the purposes of attack. The former probably is the meaning, and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-28In this lament, the Lord's troubled servant asks God to notice his situation and defend him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-3. God is invoked in the character of a warrior (Ex 15:3; De 32:41).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Anthropomorphisms
• Enemy
• War

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings