Psalms 35:1-8

1 O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.

2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

3 Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!”

4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

5 Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the LORD .

6 Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

7 I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

8 So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

Psalms 35:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 35

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm seems to have been written by David, when he was persecuted by Saul; and when many false charges were brought against him by his courtiers; and when he was the scorn and derision of the people; the subject of it is pretty much of the same kind with the seventh psalm, and might be written about the same time that was, and on the same occasion; and it may be applied to the church and people of God in like cases. There is a passage in it, Ps 35:19, which our Lord seems to refer to and apply to himself, Joh 15:25; and some interpret the whole of it concerning him. The Arabic version calls it a prophecy of the incarnation; though there does not appear any thing in it applicable to that.