# Psalms 35.10

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein. 9. And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.
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> **10. All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?**
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> 11. Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not. 12. They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul. (Psalms 35:8-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 8. Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction. 9. My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
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> **10. All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”**
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> 11. Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about. 12. They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul. (Psalms 35:8-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. <sup>at: Heb. which he knoweth not of</sup> 9. And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
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> **10. 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?**
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> 11. False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. <sup>False: Heb. Witnesses of wrong</sup> <sup>they: Heb. they asked me</sup> 12. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. <sup>spoiling: Heb. depriving</sup> (Psalms 35:8-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. Meet him doth desolation, he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it. 9. And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.
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> **10. All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'**
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> 11. Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me. 12. They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul, (Psalms 35:8-12, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.