Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Of David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. New Living Translation O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. English Standard Version Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Berean Standard Bible Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. King James Bible A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. New King James Version A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. New American Standard Bible A Psalm of David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. NASB 1995 A Psalm of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. NASB 1977 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. Legacy Standard Bible Of David. Contend, O Yahweh, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. Amplified Bible A Psalm of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. Christian Standard Bible Of David. Oppose my opponents, LORD; fight those who fight me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Davidic. Oppose my opponents, LORD; fight those who fight me. American Standard Version A Psalm of David. Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Judge my case, LORD JEHOVAH, and fight against those who fight against me. Brenton Septuagint Translation A Psalm of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me. Contemporary English Version Fight my enemies, LORD! Attack my attackers! Douay-Rheims Bible For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me : overthrow them that fight against me. English Revised Version A Psalm of David. Strive thou, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight thou against them that fight against me. GOD'S WORD® Translation [By David.] O LORD, attack those who attack me. Fight against those who fight against me. Good News Translation Oppose those who oppose me, LORD, and fight those who fight against me! International Standard Version Argue my case, LORD, against those who argue against me. Fight against those who fight against me. JPS Tanakh 1917 [A Psalm] of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; Fight against them that fight against me. Literal Standard Version BY DAVID. Strive, YHWH, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, Majority Standard Bible Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. New American Bible Of David. Oppose, O LORD, those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me. NET Bible By David. O LORD, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me! New Revised Standard Version Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! New Heart English Bible [By David.] Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. Webster's Bible Translation A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. World English Bible By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. Young's Literal Translation By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Contend with My Opponents1Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. 2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.… Cross References 1 Samuel 24:15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand." Psalm 18:43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. Psalm 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. Psalm 56:2 My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me. Psalm 119:154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word. Isaiah 49:25 Indeed, this is what the LORD says: "Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. Treasury of Scripture Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. A. Psalm 43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Psalm 119:154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 1 Samuel 24:15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. fight Exodus 14:25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. Joshua 10:42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. Nehemiah 4:20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. Jump to Previous Cause Contend David Fight Fighters Judging Plead Psalm Side Strive WarJump to Next Cause Contend David Fight Fighters Judging Plead Psalm Side Strive WarPsalm 35 1. David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion11. He complains of their wrongful dealing 22. Thereby he incites God against them (1) Plead my cause.--Better, Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me. The construction requires this, and the parallelism suggests recourse to arms rather than to the law. Fight.--Literally, devour. (Comp. Numbers 24:8. "He shall eat up the nations." So a Latin author-- "Qua medius pugnae vorat agmina vortex." SILIUS: Punic, 4:230. Comp. Shakespeare-- "If the wars eat us not up.'--Coriolanus, Acts 1, sc. 1) Verse 1. - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me (comp. 1 Samuel 24:15, "The Lord therefore be Judge, and judge between me and thee; and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand." The word translated "plead" is a judicial term; but the context shows that it was in the battle-field, rather than in the law-courts, that David's cause was to be pleaded. The second hemistich is therefore added to explain and correct the first; it is fighting, not pleading, that is needed under the circumstances.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Of David.לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse Contend רִיבָ֣ה (rî·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with my opponents, יְרִיבַ֑י (yə·rî·ḇay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 3401: He will contend, adjective, contentious, an adversary O LORD; יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel fight against לְ֝חַ֗ם (lə·ḥam) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle those who battle me. לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃ (lō·ḥă·māy) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle Links Psalm 35:1 NIVPsalm 35:1 NLT Psalm 35:1 ESV Psalm 35:1 NASB Psalm 35:1 KJV Psalm 35:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 35:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 35:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 35:1 French Bible Psalm 35:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 35:1 By David (Psalm Ps Psa.) |