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Psalms 35:1

In Psalms 35 of Psalms.

Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

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לְדָוִ֨דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

רִיבָ֣הrivahadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “adversary”, a commandH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְרִיבַ֑יyerivaythat contentיָרִיבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “that content”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3401literally he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversarythat content(-eth), that strive.לְ֝חַ֗םlechamdevourלָחַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “devour”, a commandH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לֹֽחֲמָֽיlochamaydevourלָחַםverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “devour”, a verb used as a describing wordH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.

Young’s Literal Translation

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

World English Bible

Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

Darby Translation

Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

Douay-Rheims

Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Psalm of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ Δαυίδ. Δικάσον, Κύριε, τοὺς ἀδικοῦντάς με, πολέμησον τοὺς πολεμοῦντάς με.