Discovery BoxPsalms 35:9-11 
Context35:9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord
and be happy because of his deliverance. 1
35:10 With all my strength I will say, 2
“O Lord, who can compare to you?
You rescue 3 the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; 4
the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” 5
35:11 Violent men perjure themselves, 6
and falsely accuse me. 7
1 tn Heb “then my soul will rejoice in the
2 tn Heb “all my bones will say.”
3 tn Heb “[the one who] rescues.” The substantival participle in the Hebrew text characterizes God as one who typically rescues the oppressed.
4 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.
5 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.
6 tn Heb “witnesses of violence rise up.”
7 tn Heb “[that] which I do not know they ask me.”
