1Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! 2Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help!

1. (1-3) David pleads to God for defense. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. Take hold of shield ...

War is when countries fight each other. David sees God as a soldier, fighting for him with shields and spears. This is what we call a "human picture" of God. We ...

Psalm 35. David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him.

Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

We ought to mourn for the sins of those who do not mourn for themselves. We shall not lose by the good offices we do to any, how ungrateful soever they may be.

9 мая 2014 г. · Psalm 35 is one of the stronger imprecations in which the speaker himself spends himself decrying the contempt he has experienced and asking God ...

27 авг. 2017 г. · He's not the aggressor here. He's only asking the Lord to return his enemies' own evil back to themselves. To show them what it feels like to ...

Here, David is asking the LORD to provide salvation for the sake of his physical life, for God to deliver him from being abused or put to death by his enemies.