Psalms 35:9–11
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
And my soule shalbe ioyfull in the LORD: it shall reioyce in his saluation.
All 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?
All 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?
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
††False witnesses did rise vp they layd to my charge things that I knew not.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. witnesses of wrong.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. they asked me.
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From verse 9
- Isaiah 61:10Rank 1 from verse 9
10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
10†I will greatly reioyce in the LORD, my soule shalbe ioyfull in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of saluation, he hath couered me with the robe of righteousnes, as a bridegrome decketh himselfe with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herselfe with her iewels.
- Luke 1:46–47Rank 2 from verse 9
- Psalms 48:11Rank 3 from verse 9
- Psalms 58:10–11Rank 4 from verse 9
10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
10The righteous shall reioyce when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.
11†So that a man shall say, Uerily there is a reward for the righteous: verily hee is a God that iudgeth in the earth.
- 1 Samuel 2:1Rank 5 from verse 9
1AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
1¶ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart reioyceth in the LORD, mine horne is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is inlarged ouer mine enemies: because I reioyce in thy saluation.
- Galatians 5:22Rank 6 from verse 9
- Habakkuk 3:18Rank 7 from verse 9
- Philippians 3:1–3Rank 8 from verse 9
1FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
1¶ Finally, my brethren, reioyce in the Lorde. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grieuous: but for you it is safe.
2Beware of dogs, beware of euill workers: beware of the concision.
3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and reioyce in Christ Iesus, and haue no confidence in the flesh.
- Psalms 13:5Rank 9 from verse 9
- Psalms 21:1Rank 10 from verse 9
- Psalms 33:21Rank 11 from verse 9
- Psalms 68:1–3Rank 12 from verse 9
1LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
1¶ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him, flee before him.
2As smoke is driuen away, so driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3†But let the righteous be glad: let them reioyce before God, yea let them exceedingly reioyce.
- Psalms 9:14Rank 13 from verse 9
From verse 10
- Exodus 15:11Rank 1 from verse 10
- Psalms 109:31Rank 2 from verse 10
- Psalms 140:12Rank 3 from verse 10
- Psalms 51:8Rank 4 from verse 10
- Psalms 71:19Rank 5 from verse 10
- Psalms 86:8Rank 6 from verse 10
- Psalms 18:17Rank 7 from verse 10
- Psalms 10:14Rank 8 from verse 10
14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
14†Thou hast seene it, for thou beholdest mischiefe and spite to requite it with thy hand: the poore committeth himselfe vnto thee, thou art the helper of the fatherlesse.
- Psalms 22:14Rank 9 from verse 10
- Psalms 32:3Rank 10 from verse 10
- Psalms 34:20Rank 11 from verse 10
- Psalms 38:3Rank 12 from verse 10
- Isaiah 40:18Rank 13 from verse 10
- Isaiah 40:25Rank 14 from verse 10
- Job 33:19–25Rank 15 from verse 10
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
19Hee is chastened also with paine vpon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong paine.
20*So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soule †daintie meate.
21His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seene; and his bones that were not seene, sticke out.
22His soule draweth neere vnto the graue, and his life to the destroyers.
23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew vnto man his vprightnesse:
24Then hee is gracious vnto him, and sayth, Deliuer him from going downe to the pit; I haue found ‖a ransome.
25His flesh shall be fresher †then a childes: he shall returne to the dayes of his youth.
- Job 5:15–16Rank 16 from verse 10
15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
15But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie.
16*So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.
- Proverbs 22:22–23Rank 17 from verse 10
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
22*Rob not the poore because he is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in the gate.
23*For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoile the soule of those that spoiled them.
- Psalms 102:3Rank 18 from verse 10
- Psalms 22:24Rank 19 from verse 10
- Psalms 34:6Rank 20 from verse 10
- Psalms 37:14Rank 21 from verse 10
- Psalms 69:33Rank 22 from verse 10
- Psalms 89:6–8Rank 23 from verse 10
6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
6For who in the heauen can be compared vnto the LORD? who among the sonnes of the mightie can be likened vnto the LORD?
7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the Saints: and to bee had in reuerence of all them that are about him.
8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like vnto thee? or to thy faithfulnesse round about thee?
- Jeremiah 10:7Rank 24 from verse 10
7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
7*‖Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? for to thee doeth it appertaine: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdomes, there is none like vnto thee.
- Psalms 102:17–20Rank 25 from verse 10
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created, shall praise the LORD.
19For hee hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: from heauen did the LORD beholde the earth:
20†To heare the groning of the prisoner: to loose those that are appointed to death:
From verse 11
- Psalms 27:12Rank 1 from verse 11
- Matthew 26:59–60Rank 2 from verse 11
59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
59Now the chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse against Iesus to put him to death,
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
- 1 Samuel 24:9Rank 3 from verse 11
- 1 Samuel 25:10Rank 5 from verse 11
10¶ And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
10¶ And Nabal answered Dauids seruants, and said, Who is Dauid? and who is the sonne of Iesse? There bee many seruants now a daies that breake away euery man from his master.
- Acts 24:12–13Rank 6 from verse 11
12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
12And they neither found me in the Temple disputing with any man, neither raising vp the people, neither in the Synagogues, nor in the citie:
13Neither can they proue the things whereof they now accuse me.
- Acts 24:5–6Rank 7 from verse 11
5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
5For we haue found this man a pestilent fellow, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6Who also hath gone about to profane the Temple: whom we tooke, and would haue iudged according to our lawe.
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Psalms 35:9
Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Full of joy; very glad; exulting.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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Psalms 35:10
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Lacking material means. 2. Afflicted, lowly, or humble.
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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.
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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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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.
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Poor or lacking what is needed; in need of help or provision.
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Third-person singular present form of spoil, meaning to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.
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Psalms 35:11
Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.
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Sense 1: Persons who testify from knowledge. Sense 2: As a verb, attests, testifies, or gives evidence.
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To get up, stand, ascend, increase, begin, appear, come forth, awaken, proceed to act or oppose, attain authority, or return from the dead.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.
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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.
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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.
35:3Draw 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.
Selected passage35:10All 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?
Selected passage35:11False 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.
Selected passage35:12They 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.