Psalms 35:2
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.
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- Psalms 91:4Rank 1 from verse 2
- Exodus 15:3Rank 2 from verse 2
- Isaiah 42:13Rank 3 from verse 2
13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
13‖The LORD shall goe foorth as a mighty man, he shall stirre vp iealousie like a man of warre: he shall cry, yea roare; hee shall preuaile against his enemies.
- Deuteronomy 32:41–42Rank 4 from verse 2
41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take holde on Iudgement, I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
42I will make mine arrowes drunke with blood, (and my sword shal deuoure flesh) and that with the blood of the slaine, and of the captiues, from the beginning of reuenges vpon the enemie.
- Isaiah 13:5Rank 5 from verse 2
- Psalms 7:12–13Rank 6 from verse 2
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
12If he turne not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bowe, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors.
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Psalms 35:2
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
A small shield carried for defense.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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35:1PLEAD my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
35:1¶ Plead my cause (O LORD) with them that striue with mee: fight against them that fight against me.
35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.
Selected passage35:3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
35:3Draw out also the speare, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.
35:4Let 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.
35:4*Let them be confounded and put to shame that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backe and brought to confusion, that deuise my hurt.
35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
35:5*Let them be as chaffe before the wind: and let the Angel of the LORD chase them.
35:6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
35:6†Let their way be darke and slippery, and let the Angel of the LORD persecute them.
35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
35:7For without cause haue they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they haue digged for my soule.
35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
35:8†Let destruction come vpon him at vnawares, and let his net that hee hath hid, catch himselfe: into that very destruction let him fall.
35:9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
35:9And my soule shalbe ioyfull in the LORD: it shall reioyce in his saluation.
35:10All 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?
35:10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like vnto thee which deliuerest the poore from him that is too strong for him, yea the poore and the needy, from him that spoileth him?
35:11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
35:11††False witnesses did rise vp they layd to my charge things that I knew not.
35:12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
35:12†They rewarded mee euill for good, to the spoiling of my soule.
35:13But 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.
35:13‖But as for me, when they were sicke, my clothing was sack-cloth: I humbled my soule with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine owne bosome.
35:14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
35:14††I behaued my selfe as though he had bene my friend, or brother: I bowed downe heauily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
35:15But 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:
35:15†But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered themselues together: yea, the abiects gathered themselues together against me, & I knew it not, they did teare me, and ceased not,
35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
35:16With hypocriticall mockers in feasts: they gnashed vpon mee with their teeth.
35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
35:17† LORD, how long wilt thou looke on? rescue my soule from their destructions, my darling from the lyons.
35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
35:18*†I will giue thee thankes in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
35:19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
35:19†Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully, reioyce ouer me: neither let them winke with the eye, that hate me without a cause.
35:20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
35:20For they speake not peace: but they deuise deceitfull matters against them that are quiet in the land.
35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
35:21Yea they opened their mouth wide against me, and saide, Aha, Aha, our eye hath seene it.
35:22This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
35:22 This thou hast seene (O LORD) keepe not silence: O LORD be not farre from me.
35:23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
35:23Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my LORD.
35:24Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
35:24Iudge me O LORD my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer me.
35:25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
35:25†Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we haue it: let them not say, We haue swallowed him vp.
35:26Let 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.
35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee cloathed with shame and dishonour, that magnifie themselues against me.
35:27Let 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.
35:27†Let them shoute for ioy, and bee glad that fauour my righteous cause: yea let them say continually, Let the LORD bee magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his seruant
35:28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
35:28And my tongue shall speake of thy righteousnesse, and of thy praise all the day long.