Passage

Psalms 35.3

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{A Psalm of David.} Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me. 2. Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help."

"3. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation."

"4. Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt. 5. Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on." (Psalms 35:1-5, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. 2. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help."

"3. Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”"

"4. Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. 5. Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on." (Psalms 35:1-5, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 2. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help."

"3. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation."

"4. Let 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. 5. Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them." (Psalms 35:1-5, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, 2. Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,"

"3. And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I [am].'"

"4. They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. 5. They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away." (Psalms 35:1-5, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H3444 - yeshuah

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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