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Psalm 35

Psa. 35:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Plead
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
n my cause, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, with them that strive
yariyb (Hebrew #3401)
literally, he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary
KJV usage: that content(-eth), that strive.
Pronounce: yaw-rebe'
Origin: from 7378
with me: fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
against them that fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
against me.

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-10:  David prays for his own safety, and his enemies confusion.
11-21:  He complains of their wrongful dealing.
22-28:  Thereby he incites God against them.
A.M. 2942.
B.C. 1062.
Plead.
fight.
 Book 1, Series 6. The beginning of sorrows. (“The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy” by B. Anstey)
 Psalm 35 is the direct demand for judgment of the Spirit of Christ in the remnant. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 33-36 by J.N. Darby)
 The psalm opens with an appeal to God that He would deal with the wicked according to the way they had dealt with the righteous. (Psalms 35 by H. Smith)
 This psalm begins a new series {Psalm 35-41}. The godly remnant are again seen in deep distress suffering persecution from the ungodly Jews in the land. The psalm opens with the remnant crying to the Lord to actively intervene against their persecutors. (Book 1. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of David. Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me: