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Contend with My Opponents, O LORD

Psalms 35:2

In 11 translations

BSB
Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
KJV
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
WEB
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
ASV
Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
LSV
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
YLT
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
DBY
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;
DRC34:2
Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.
GNV
Lay hand vpon the shielde and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.
JPS
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.
LXXE34:2
Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

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Original-language editions

WLC
הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃
LXX-Br34:2
Ἐπιλαβοῦ ὅπλου καὶ θυρεοῦ, καὶ ἀνάστηθι εἰς βοήθειάν μοι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
  • Exodus 15:3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
  • Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  • Deuteronomy 32:41–42when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood…
  • Psalms 7:12–13If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
  • Isaiah 13:5They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 34:2 in some Bibles
  • 35:2 in most Bibles

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