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TAKE HOLD OF SHIELD AND BUCKLER - That is, Arm thyself as if for the
contest. It is a prayer, in a new form, that God would interpose, and
that he would go forth as a warrior against the enemies of th...
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Psalms 35
The Cry for Justice and Divine Help
_ 1. The cry of distress (Psalms 35:1)_
2. The contrast? (Psalms 35:11)
3. Prayer for vindication and victory ...
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XXXV. PRAYER AGAINST TREACHEROUS FOES BY ONE WHO IS QUIET IN THE LAND.
Psalms 35:6_ b_ should replace Psalms 35:5_ b_. Chaff driven before
the wind may well suggest the image of the angel pursuing th...
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SHIELD, &C. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._...
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Appeal to Jehovah to arm himself as the Psalmist's champion....
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-Anthropomorphic" language of remarkable boldness, expanding the idea
of Jehovah as "a man of war" (Exodus 15:3: cp. Deuteronomy 32:41 f.).
_shield and buckler_ See note on Psalms 5:12. The mention of...
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PSALMS 35
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Prayers against Open and Concealed Enemies,
followed by Promises of Praise.
ANALYSIS
Three irregular stanzas. Stanza I., Psalms 35:1-10, An Indignant
Imprecatory prayer...
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_TAKE HOLD OF SHIELD AND BUCKLER, AND STAND UP FOR MINE HELP._
Shield and buckler. The Hebrew means 'the small shield' х_ MAAGEEN_
(H4043)] and the 'large shield' respectively х_ TSINAAH_ (H6793)]
(c...
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This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies,
whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with
ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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SHIELD AND BUCKLER. — Better, _buckler and shield,_ as the first
(Heb., _magen_) suggests a small, the latter (_tsinnah_) a large
shield covering the whole body. Greek, θυρεός (see Note, Psalms
5:12.)...
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הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְ צִנָּ֑ה וְ֝
ק֗וּמָה בְּ
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Psalms 35:1
THE psalmist's life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful
hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are
brought against him. He professes innocence, and appeals t...
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RESCUING THE POOR AND NEEDY
Psalms 35:1
This psalm dates from the Sauline persecution, or else from the
disturbed condition of the kingdom in David's later years. Each of the
three divisions into whi...
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There is agony in this song. The singer is sore beset with enemies.
They are striving with him, fighting against him. They are plotting
against him, treacherously spreading a net for his feet. He crie...
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(b) Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
(b) Even though God can with his breath destroy all his enemies, yet
the Holy Spirit attributes to him these outward weapons to assure...
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Himself. Hebrew libbi, "in my heart." But this is visibly incorrect,
and we should substitute lobu, as St. Jerome, Chaldean, Syriac, &c.,
have done. (Calmet) --- Yet Symmachus translates, "concerning...
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The last clause in these verses shows the blessedness in what goeth
before. If the Lord speak pardon and peace to my soul, he will speak
ruin and slaughter unto all mine enemies. Reader! what a precio...
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2._Take the shield. _These words certainly cannot be applied, in the
strict and proper sense, to God, who has no need of the spear or
buckler: for by the breath of his mouth alone, or merely with his...
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Psalms 35 is an urgent appeal for the judgment of Jehovah against
relentless and insidious persecutors who seek after the soul of the
righteous. Insult, craft, violence, all were used against him. The...
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TAKE HOLD OF SHIELD AND BUCKLER,.... Defensive weapons; not that the
Lord stands in need of any of these to defend himself with: but the
sense is, that he would be as these to David; as he was to him,...
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Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Ver. 2. _Take hold of shield and buckler_] Jehovah is a man of war,
Exodus 15:3, and so he is here stirred up to harness himself; not that...
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_Plead my cause, O Lord_, &c. Take my part, and maintain my cause
against those that contend with me, and have raised war against me;
for I am not able to defend myself, and have none else to appear f...
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Take hold of shield and buckler, the smaller one being used to protect
the head, the larger to shelter the whole body, AND STAND UP FOR MINE
HELP, to defend him against his enemies....
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PRAYER AGAINST THE GODLESS.
A psalm of David, invoking God's aid against the ungodly, contrasting
the hypocrisy, cunning, and malice of the wicked with the integrity
and generosity of the righteous,...
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1-10 It is no new thing for the most righteous men, and the most
righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old
enmity in the seed of the serpent against the Seed of the woman. Dav...
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TAKE HOLD OF SHIELD AND BUCKLER; therewith to cover and defend me.
Compare PSALMS 91:4 PROVERBS 2:7....
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Psalms 35:2 hold H2388 (H8685) shield H4043 buckler H6793 up H6965
(H8798) help H5833...
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THE PSALMIST ASKS THAT GOD WILL PROTECT HIM AND STAND FIRM IN HIS
DEFENCE (PSALMS 35:1).
In these first three verses we have a vivid picture drawn of God
dressed in heavenly armour, and fully armed. H...
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CONTENTS: An appeal to heaven for the confusion of enemies.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The most righteous men and the most righteous causes may
expect to meet with many mighty and malicious...
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Psalms 35:1. _Fight against them._ This is another martial ode, or war
song, in which David prays for victory over the army of Saul that came
to fight against him, and for confusion to those about the...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 35:1. This psalm shows how the faithful
should pray when they know that hateful people are seeking to harm
them. It explains the persecutors’ evil schemes and asks God to
fi...
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INTRODUCTION
“This psalm, If It be as the inscription tells us a psalm of David,
must have been composed either during his persecution by Saul or
during the revolt of Absalom. It is usual to connect i...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM ascribed to David by the title, and with many characteristics
of his early style—abrupt, impassioned, full of lively and graphic
images, and full of transitions The picture which th...
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Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against
them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, stand up
for my help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way agains...
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Deuteronomy 32:41; Deuteronomy 32:42; Exodus 15:3; Isaiah 13:5;...