Discovery BoxPsalms 35:1 
ContextBy David.
35:1 O Lord, fight 2 those who fight with me!
Attack those who attack me!
Psalms 35:10
Context35:10 With all my strength I will say, 3
“O Lord, who can compare to you?
You rescue 4 the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; 5
the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” 6
1 sn Psalm 35. The author, who faces ruthless enemies who seek his life for no reason, begs the Lord to fight his battles for him and to vindicate him by annihilating his adversaries.
2 tn Or “contend.”
3 tn Heb “all my bones will say.”
4 tn Heb “[the one who] rescues.” The substantival participle in the Hebrew text characterizes God as one who typically rescues the oppressed.
5 tn Heb “from [the one who is] too strong for him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense. The typical oppressed individual and typical oppressor are in view.
6 tn Heb “the oppressed [one] and needy [one] from [the one who] robs him.” As in the previous line, the singular forms are used in a representative sense.
