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

1Oppose my opponents, Lord; fight those who fight me. 2Take your shields — large and small — and come to my aid. Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers, and assure me, “I am your deliverance.” 4Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. 5Let them be like chaff in the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away.

Psalms 35:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Draw outרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
• also the spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• and stopסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• them that persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• me: sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• thy salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Psalms 35:3

• Psalms 27:2When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 76:10Even human wrath will praise you; you will clothe yourself with the wrath that remains.
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul went along one side of the mountain and David and his men went along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away from Saul, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
• Job 1:10Haven’t you placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
• Isaiah 8:9Band together, peoples, and be broken; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for war, and be broken; prepare for war, and be broken.
• Isaiah 10:12But when the Lord finishes all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.”
• Acts 4:28to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.
• Psalms 51:12Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit.
• Psalms 62:7My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.
• Psalms 91:16I will satisfy him with a long life and show him my salvation.
• Genesis 49:18I wait for your salvation, Lord.
• Isaiah 12:2Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He 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