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Psalms 35:2
2Yes, pick up your shield and put on your armour! Prepare to fight and give me help!
Psalms 35:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
- New International Version (NIV)Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
Context of Psalms 35:2
1Lord, please attack those people who are attacking me. Fight against those people who are fighting against me. Yes, pick up your shield and put on your armour! Prepare to fight and give me help! 3Take your spears and throw them, to stop the people who are chasing me. Say to me, ‘I will make you safe.’ 4Cause the people who want to kill me to become ashamed. Chase away the people who want to hurt me, so that they become confused.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:2 word by word
הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 35:2
- Psalms 7:12If they do not change the way that they live, God will prepare to punish them. He will make his sword sharp, and he will put an arrow in his bow.
- Exodus 15:3The Lord is like a brave soldier. The Lord is his name.
- Deuteronomy 32:41I will make my sword very sharp. It will move like lightning as I hold it in my hand. I will punish my enemies as they deserve. I will pay back everyone who hates me.
- Isaiah 13:5People are coming from countries that are far away, from the ends of the earth. The Lord himself is coming with weapons for war, because he is angry. He will destroy the whole land.
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord marches out to battle, like a brave soldier. He is angry with his enemies, and he is ready to attack them. He shouts loudly as he attacks, and he shows his power over them.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take hold of shield and buckler - Let them be discomfited in battle who are striving to destroy my life. It is by the shield and buckler of others, not any of his own that God overthrows the enemies of his people. This is spoken merely after the manner of men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Take hold of shield and buckler - That is, Arm thyself as if for the contest. It is a prayer, in a new form, that God would interpose, and that he would go forth as a warrior against the enemies of the psalmist. On the word “shield,” see the notes at Psalm 5:12. Compare the notes at Ephesians 6:16. On the word “buckler,” see the notes at Psalm 18:2. These terms are derived from the armor of a warrior, and the prayer here is that God would appear in that…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
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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
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