Psalm 35

Psalms · Chapter 35

Psalms 35:17

1Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
O Lordאֲדֹנָי֮'a-do-NAIH0136
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

how long?כַּמָּ֪הka-MAHH4100
what

מָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

will you lookתִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir-'EHH7200G
to see: see

רָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) …

bring back !הָשִׁ֣יבָהha-SHI-vahH7725H
to return: return

שׁוּב (shuv) : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) …

life myנַ֭פְשִׁיNAF-shiH5315I
soul

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

from ravages theirמִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmi-sho-'ei-HEMH7722A
ravage

שׁוֹא (sho) ravage

from young lionsמִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi-ke-fi-RIMH3715A
lion

כְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion

only [life] myיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye-chi-da-TIH3173
only

יָחִיד (ya.chid) adj 1) only, only one, solitary, one 1a) only, unique, one 1b) solitary 1c)(TWOT) only begotten son subst 2) one

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.