Psalms 35
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Lutheran reading notes
In Psalms chapter 35, the wisdom literature continues to explore prayer, worship, lament, praise, and trust in God. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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[{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 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Psalms 35:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Draw out also the spear, and stop {the way} against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I {am} thy salvation.
Psalms 35:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Psalms 35:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase {them}.
Psalms 35:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. {dark...: Heb. darkness and slipperiness}
Psalms 35:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For without cause have they hid for me their net {in} a pit, {which} without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 35:7 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. {at...: Heb. which he knoweth not of}
Psalms 35:8 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalms 35:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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?
Psalms 35:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge {things} that I knew not. {False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong} {they...: Heb. they asked me}
Psalms 35:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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They rewarded me evil for good {to} the spoiling of my soul. {spoiling: Heb. depriving}
Psalms 35:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {humbled: or, afflicted}
Psalms 35:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I behaved myself as though {he had been} my friend {or} brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth {for his} mother. {behaved myself: Heb. walked} {as though...: Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me}
Psalms 35:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: {yea}, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew {it} not; they did tear {me}, and ceased not: {adversity: Heb. halting}
Psalms 35:15 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Psalms 35:16 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. {darling: Heb. only one}
Psalms 35:17 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. {much: Heb. strong}
Psalms 35:18 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: {neither} let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. {wrongfully: Heb. falsely}
Psalms 35:19 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against {them that are} quiet in the land.
Psalms 35:20 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, {and} said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen {it}.
Psalms 35:21 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{This} thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Psalms 35:22 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, {even} unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psalms 35:23 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
Psalms 35:24 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. {Ah...: Heb. Ah, ah, our soul}
Psalms 35:25 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Psalms 35:26 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {righteous...: Heb. righteousness}
Psalms 35:27 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness {and} of thy praise all the day long.
Psalms 35:28 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.