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

1O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. 2Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!” 4Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me. 5Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.

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 evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
• Psalms 76:10Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon.
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,
• Job 1:10You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!
• Isaiah 8:9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
• Isaiah 10:12After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.
• Acts 4:28But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.
• Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
• Psalms 62:7My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
• Psalms 91:16I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.”
• Genesis 49:18I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!
• Isaiah 12:2See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
• Luke 2:30I 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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• ax
• spear, spearmen

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