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Psalms 35:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 35:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 35:1

Theological / Devotional

Plead. Heb. rib, “to contend,” or “to conduct a case against.” Rib is also the root of the Hebrew word translated “them that strive.” To get the force of this we should translate the clause, “Contend, Lord, with those that contend against me.” See Ps. 43:1; 1 Sam. 24:15 for other occurrences of rib. The psalmist calls upon God to defend him against those who are accusing him falsely. The verse is an example of synonymous parallelism.

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