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Psalms 35:1 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Psalms 35:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 35 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Contend, O Lord, with Those Who Contend
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 35:1
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. This imprecatory psalm opens with a remarkable legal and military metaphor combined. David appeals to God simultaneously as divine advocate and warrior. The Hebrew word for 'plead' (rivah, רִיבָה) is a legal term meaning to conduct a lawsuit, to contend in court, to argue a case. David invites God to be his attorney, prosecuting those who falsely accuse him.But the verse immediately shifts from courtroom to battlefield: 'fight against them that fight against me.' The Hebrew lacham (לָחַם) means to ...
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Cross-References for Psalms 35:1
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“God”
“I will plead your cause”
“and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.”
“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away”
“and plunder the life of those who plunder them.”
“For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.”
“you have pleaded the causes of my soul; you have redeemed my life.”
“you will not be able to overthrow it”
“and give sentence between me and you”
“and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said”