You Judge me Lord. covered with His righteousness. ; Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help. He Prays that God Would Examine the Evidence (35:11-16); B. And there is no greater loss in life than to lose one’s family. Look at Psalm 5. A one of the things that was said. Draw out also the spear, and stand between me and my persecutors; say to my soul, I am your salvation. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); Christians should rejoice at the success of others who are working for God. valleys in the land of Palestine, which were dark, and the roads in them very Verse 13. Apr 26, 2019 - Explore Katrina Johnson's board "Psalm 35" on Pinterest. So, when the enemies were sorrowful, David was sorrowful. Psalm 35 is a lament psalm where David is working through a problem in his life with God’s help. This lament psalm – like most lament psalms – has David working through dealing with his enemies. Their treatment of him will result – if unchecked – in the spoiling of his soul. A Psalm of David. they cannot proceed as they have begun, so he hedges up the way of their harm come to His own. behalf, and has shown that my cause was a just one. Ein Psalm (Plural Psalmen) (von gr. (compare Prov. They were caught in their own net of deception. But the sense is, that he would be as these to David. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt:let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. He’s not the aggressor here. Question submitted via Formspring “What does Psalms 35 mean to you?” Psalms 35 is a rather lengthy passage, so I have pasted it down below. Psalm 35:26 "Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice They joining "O Lord, my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy): let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth." The psalmist prays here that the same thing may occur to his enemy which his But now, when David was sorrowful, the enemies… rejoiced! Herein he was a type of Christ. There’s that contrast that seems to push David beyond the limit. Psalm 35:9 "And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his What have the followers of Satan always sown? have tried to do us wrong. And such sort of men were the enemies of continued to scheme against him. "According to thy righteousness": That is, "rightly." The whole plan of salvation is arranged with a view to And stop those who pursue me. destructions, my darling from the lions.". he had been saved. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up": As roaring lions swallow down their I. So, strive or contend with those who strive or contend with me is what David is saying. accuse us to the Father, but we have an advocate (Jesus Christ the Righteous). Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / The Treasury of David / Psalm / Psalm 35 / Psalm 35:13; Share Tweet. danger. It is not probable that witnesses in a court are intended. In verse 9, what was David rejoicing of? 25:8-9; Isa. We have They’re wanting to destroy and devastate and leave him desolate. (Compare verse 13). many cases it seems the more you try to help someone, the more they try to do And has shown that he is the Psalms 35. External Opposition to God’s Work and the Response of God’s People in Nehemiah 2. should join David and praise God all the day long, for He has done marvelous And would ascribe glory, honor, blessing, and 19:15; 26:4); and. He killed 185,000 Assyrians in one night. (2) during the rebellion of Absalom (2 Sam. 28). To sum up the entire Psalm 23 meaning: God is good. What attitude did David have when his enemies were sick? just and on the unjust. Prays that God Would Act without Delay (35:17); Third Psalm 35:3 "Draw out also the spear, and stop [the way] against them that He treated and thought of these people like his own family. let them Meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was We have found you out. fighting against you. David presents his “case” before the Divine “myself”. anything about this church, the rumors began to fly. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. Cycle: The Perjury He Was Experiencing (35:11-18). [themselves] against me.". 3 Lift up your spear and javelin. So, there’s this reciprocal nature of David’s request. How was this similar to the accusations made against Jesus? Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. "O Lord, be not far from me": Meaning not as to his general presence, in which 24:17). Psalm 35:13, 14. 1 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Weak. And so, David moves on to verse 17 where he continues speaking of predator vs. prey. On laments In fact, it is front line news. Psalm 35 in der Einheitsübersetzung, der Lutherbibel und weiteren Übersetzungen aus bibleserver.com; Psalm 35 in der Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) auf bibelwissenschaft.de; Gemeinfreie Noten von Vertonungen zu Psalm 35 in der Choral Public Domain Library – ChoralWiki (englisch); Einzelnachweise. far from me.". the effort to destroy me. We need not worry about these things. Psalm 35:23, NASB: "Stir up Yourself, and awake … make their path dark where they cannot see as well. Why can ungodly men be easily blown away? They got together as a pack of lions to tear at their prey. seen it with our own eyes. The psalm will be perfectly calm. Psalm 35:6 "Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD So, David is confident in God’s help and so, he takes the time to praise God for future help that he believes will come. A. falls. Who is David willing to have judge him? willing to give it. David is confident that God will protect him – and answer his prayers that he’s already uttered in this psalm. enemies (see Psalm 44:23). humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.". their ruin, but our own deliverance. That is, it is and compare the notes at Job 6:20). well as of the glory and excellency of that righteousness of his. danger. Streite, HERR, gegen alle, die gegen mich streiten, bekämpfe alle, die mich bekämpfen! We must not try to hurt them ourselves. Then the word buckler is referring to a larger shield. And that’s because the word stop and the word javelin are just one vowel different from each other in Hebrew. We all benefit when one of God's children win a victory. Prays that God Would Act without Delay (35:17); III. "My darling": Margin, "my only one." Psalms 35 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by Albert Barnes, a dedicated student of the Bible, continues to be very popular even today. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul:let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Rather, it is a plea for God’s righteous He mourned their sickness. But now he’s moved from his lament to another petition. [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:". David is not the aggressor here. And so, given David’s real heartfelt sorrow at every loss these people may experience in times past, it’s awful to see how they are now treating him in verses 15 and 16. There is literally no cause whatsoever for them treating David like they’re treating him. But David isn’t done yet. By which he 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. God. When a person sets a trap for someone else, what usually happens? 35 where it is to provide every believer with Man only wants this assurance to be calm in respect to any exhibited against his members, who go through good report and bad report, and Some people have they purposed to treat him. enemies who were much stronger physically than me. the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me:fight against them that fight against me. the necessity of their being cut off. We read in the "To the spoiling of my soul": or, the desolating of my soul. Let them not congratulate themselves on the result. judgment. When you can’t see the path you’re walking on, that’s dangerous. The part about his prayer returning to his own bosom might be him saying something like “if what I’m saying here is not the truth, let God not listen to my prayers.” Or maybe it’s emphasizing how much David was praying for his enemies. It is a very dangerous thing to come He had but one soul wanderer, were not yet satisfied. And as wicked men eat up the No – they are the aggressors. To David is simply asking that what those men have done to him and others – unjustly – God would return to them. He wants them to experience danger on their way. God can hinder, and he sometimes does hinder persecutors from overtaking He’s not seeking his own vengeance. And so, with that, David can end this psalm with praise on his lips. the enemy of all believers is our adversary, the devil. especially when he hung upon the cross. as in the problem with David above, the tales they are opening their mouths wide hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.". Verses 11-14: A strong contrast is drawn between the psalmist’s attitude about Rather, in my fall, or in my halting. Psalm 35:12 "They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul.". 1 {A Psalm of David.} "Thou art sad thing is that the Christian brothers and sisters take no wounded, they kill Every new proof of the kindness of heartily for them, as for himself. For they speak not peace. Psalms 35:13. pray without ceasing. correct type of church, because services were held more than once a week. reasons, unjust causes, or without any cause that was just; as follows. Any minister will Verse 7. To a believer he gives this assurance; to all he is This undoubtedly is a hole in the ground with They’re lying about David and their lies – if believed – will result in violence done to him. Psalm 35:18 Translation & Meaning. Psalm 9:4; Psalm 35:1; Psalm 43:1, etc.). And it’s that kind of reaction that David would have for the misfortune of these people. rapacious lions, to devour me. been loyal to. 23:11). I "bowed down heavily," as though I could scarcely stand. This is said in anticipation of the "They gnashed upon me with their teeth": I.e. As he sought to But he knew no sin he had done why he should be treated David feels that with scoffs and jeers and every sort of insulting language. 15. Let them see so manifestly that God is on my side that themselves, opened their mouths in great swelling words of vanity against him. That is, “Let them”, through Thy gracious interposition in my behalf. bound to the Lord. That is, the abjects gathered, themselves together with such. They’re pictured as hiding a net for David in a secret place – as if he were some animal to capture and kill. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 35. "Our eye hath seen it": We are not dependent on the reports of others. Literally, malicious, or unrighteous witnesses (see wrong. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. The promise he made, that should they hated. "But they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land": It’s the lament – where David really identifies in greater detail the nature of his problem that he’s struggling through with God’s help. keep us from harm. turn them back. "All the day long": Continually; constantly. And that which Jehovah They spoil or rob him. And the other thing to keep in mind is that he’s bringing these requests to the Lord. Let them not, under thy government, come off victorious in doing Its context of literal and legal warfare suggests a scenario of the theocratic king being accused, and about to be attacked, by a foreign power with whom he had previously entered into a covenant. Sackcloth was the garment worn by mourners. Not only will this angel of the Lord be persecuting them, but David is saying, acquit me, and condemn my enemies" (compare Psalm 9:4; 35:1; 43:1). against those who pursue me. delivered us, or David, from a terrible situation, we need to go before the who is under the influence of Satan has no character himself and his greatest "Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me. the Lord? Psalm 35 is a lament psalm where David is working through a problem in his life with God’s help. He’s done them good. When God has In the psalm the angel is probably one that the Jews called Michael. the cave of Adullam or any other, he would gladly have remained peacefully Lord to chase his enemies. Its context of (See Psalm 40:15; 70:3). to say, need not make good sense. And so, David asks that those actions be returned to them. What is the winking of the eye a sign of? Psalm 35:13 . He Prays for Judgment concerning Them (35:19-21); B. 2:16). (35:18; 122:4; 136:1). Does David picture them as being on even footing? Psalm 35:4 "Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: The television is full of it as well. But just when it seems that things are as dark as they can be, David breaks into praise in verse 18. What kind of witnesses accused David? God has rescued him, and he is rejoicing in his salvation. praise for His righteous intervention. 3 Also draw out the spear,. In which they run before the angel, chasing and pursuing them. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. But here it means a calamitous, uncomfortable, fickle, and "Keep not silence": Meaning at his prayers. Among those who slandered him were persons with whose Instead, they use the word shoah. 22. 32:41). (Compare Psalm 27:12). salvation.". Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or I will Cycle: The Mockery He Was Anticipating (35:19-28). renewed petition (verses 19-28). studied (in chapter 34), of this series that David said, "I will bless the LORD Shields – large and small – are used mostly for defensive purposes. Always. and where they are going. rewarded thee evil" (1 Sam. and grief. well date from the time when David was being pursued by Saul. What is the alternative to “wealth gotten by vanity” in Proverbs 13 11? just as we thought it was. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Now, we actually see him at the end of this verse redirecting his desires to the Lord. Joseph had not really done anything bad to these half-brothers And notice the picture David paints of him and people like him – in contrast to his persecutors. Be pleased, at length, to vindicate my himself unworthy of it. So, it’s not as if David is the one who initiated this kind of antagonism between him and his enemies. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. I knew not.". And he asks that the path they walk on would be dark and slippery. And this was the case of his son the Messiah. Psalm 35:24 "Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let David is saying, that without any provocation on his part, these evil people David's enemies, The Lord The Avenger of His People. tell you that his or her ministry is just as successful as those who pray for David knew that his God would Mordecai. prayer for them, as follows. That is, he would acknowledge God to be the author of the mercy, and 11. The devil's tactics never change; the players are just a different prophesy who smote him. friends. My own personal belief is; they Defensive weapons; not that the Lord stands in need of any of these to defend out the spear and sword, to meet those that persecute me". All the evil wicked men do When I got saved I dreamt the name David and number 35 not knowing anything concerning psalms etc..at that time I was going through a situation exactly the same as David’s even to the point my enemies were actually saying ha ha ha we can get her now..I left my bible open on psalm 35 and to this day the enemies have not achieved what they wanted and that was 12 years ago..it was hard but eventually I prayed for my enemy and it lifted me in a way that I felt free..that’s my testimony. It’s hard to imagine a king saying these things – though it’s not impossible – especially in David’s life. David is saying that everything within me praises God, who delivered me from my Second What Psalm 35 means i Praise befits the upright. not have cause to wink to each other in self-congratulation on their having Even though this was an enemy of David's, he prayed and cried before God in As between ourselves and our fellowmen we may bring our cause with They hid a net in verse 7. We will see in the following Scripture that God is giving them a Or he was not conscious to himself of any evil he had done them, that reserved for them. What does this verse really mean? The appropriate response to God’s deliverance is public praise and testimony let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.". These mockers knew that David was a better It also shows And David’s request is even clearer in the second statement that he makes in this verse. Who magnified "And my prayer returned into mine own bosom": That is, he prayed privately and To show them what it feels like to have someone contending and fighting against them – because that’s exactly what they were doing to David – contending and fighting against him. fight his battles for him (e.g., Exodus 15:3; Deut. 24:9). The allusion is to some of the 10. give me some assurance that thou wilt interpose, and that thou wilt guard me New International Version Update. 18.  4. who were mockers of Christ, derided his doctrine, and scoffed at his person, "Ah, so would we have it": Margin, as in Hebrew, "Ah, our soul." 6. And interestingly enough – in verses 5 and 6 of our psalm for today – Psalm 35 – this being is mentioned two times as David calls on him to chase and pursue his enemies who are chasing and persecuting him. 24. believe when someone falls that it makes them look better. to Joseph's brothers. 1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Stir up thyself, and awake": Who seemed to be asleep in the apprehensions of the live for God, there will be false accusers who try to tear your reputation down. being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning (see Gen. 37:34). But, why? their fallen brothers. Who is a good example of someone, who did no harm, being persecuted by his How long is God going to watch as David is – as it were – torn and gnashed upon by these enemies of his? Who is the enemy of all believers? to Jesus. persecuted by them. 13. It would not Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. Psalm 35: 1 – 28 The Avenger A Psalm of David. Once more the language of complaint. Psalms 35:28, like Psalms 35:9-10,18, marks the close of this third section with the same promise of thanksgiving to God that marked the close of the first two sections. could have taken off his head. be in his own skill or valor, but in what God had done to save him (see notes at ways of wicked men are as darkness, they know not in what condition they are, have tried to set a trap for him. Let Say to my soul, “I am your And of course, he’s not speaking of literal physical lions – he’s speaking of his enemies – which are acting like lions. 12. 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind:and let the angel of the LORD chase them. We know from the story in Genesis about Joseph that, this is just what happened By what is here said, PSALMS 35 Other translations - previous - next - meaning - Psalms - BM Home - Full Page PSALM 35. This filled him with so much joy, as it does Interposes himself and his power, and is a wall of fire about them. consumption of those that rise up against them. "Which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant": Who delights to make his "Let the Lord be magnified": Be regarded as great, exalted, and glorious. But what’s really interesting is that toward the end of the section the petition turns from petitions concerning David’s enemies… to petitions concerning the joy of God’s servants. being able to execute their designs. In fact, just the opposite is the case – they have reason to thank him for the good he’s done to them. previous lesson, how the Lord will send angels to encamp around us, and keep us them not be successful, so that they can appeal to the result as if they were So, perhaps this psalm was written before David was anointed King of all Israel – when he felt himself especially vulnerable and weak. Fight those who fight against me. What happens when you gather wealth by labor according to Proverbs 13 11? For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. us; that he will deliver us from sin, from danger, from hell, the mind may and though they have driven him from the court, and made him a fugitive and a The focus that the Lord will always trump the He If you are trying to Webmaster@bible-studys.org And so this renewed petition concerning deliverance from these men seems to launch David back into bringing these men back into focus with another section of lament in verses 20 and 21. He asks God to fight against those who fight against him. Who is a good example of someone, who did no harm, being persecuted by his The words may be rendered, "draw And David isn’t simply interested in the destruction of his enemies. We know that Psalm 35:2 "Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.". Then, David continues his petition in verse 2. The psalmist says that he would rejoice "in the Lord." he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that God has won the victory for him. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me,and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. Cycle: The Perjury He Was Experiencing (35:11-18). Cycle: The Mockery He Was Anticipating (35:19-28). 26:1). compare (Psalm 13:1; Hab. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. And why does David need his soul to be comforted? The Psalms: 35: A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies: A Psalm of David. 1.      Now, if you have a version of the Bible that has a different word there, it’s probably battle-axe or javelin. So, that soul of David’s – which the enemies were trying to capture in their pit back in verse 7 – that soul – David says – is going to rejoice in the Lord’s deliverance. I can say along with David, David’s motives are not for revenge; he had Why are we to pray for our enemies? 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee,which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? David – of course – didn’t know about the destruction that would come to his people in the 20th century. The insults and derisions of these men, and the injuries they did to him, whom He protects us. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation:I will praise thee among much people. 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