Bible Strands
Psalms 35:3
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God, requesting immediate military intervention against hostile pursuers right after asking for God's shield and buckler to arise and aid him.
The words — The Hebrew verb הָרֵק (Ha.Rek) translates literally as "draw out" or "draw," commanding God to ready the spear and lance. The noun יְשֻׁעָתֵךְ (ye.shu.'a.Te/kh) means "your salvation," which the psalmist commands God to declare directly to his own soul.
The thread — This command to declare divine rescue runs parallel to the confession in Isaiah 12:2 that God is salvation, and mirrors the psalmist's reliance on God's deliverance in Psalms 27:2 and 51:12.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that physical rescue originates from God's action and to verbally affirm that reality to one's own soul during active persecution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Psalms 27:2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalms 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Isaiah 8:9 Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- Genesis 49:18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- 1 Samuel 23:26 Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
- Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Psalms 62:7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 76:10 Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.