Psalm 35:
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me:
fight against them that fight against me.
vs.1
"This cry of distress is the petition of a man falsely accused.
It may well date from the time when David was being pursued by Saul.
The psalm naturally divides itself into three parts, each ending with a note of hope:
petition for deliverance (verses 1-10),
expression of lament (verses 11-18),
and renewed petition (verses 19-28).
David’s motives are not for revenge; he had opportunities to kill Saul but did not. Rather, it is a plea for God’s righteous judgment.
First Cycle: The Attacks He Was Experiencing (35:1-10).
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. vs.7
Second Cycle: The Perjury He Was Experiencing (35:11-18).
a- He Prays that God Would Examine the Evidence (35:11-16);
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. vs.11
b- He Prays that God Would Act without Delay (35:17);
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, vs.17
c- He Pledges Praise (35:18).
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: vs.18
Third Cycle: The Mockery He Was Anticipating (35:19-28).
a- He Prays for Judgment concerning Them (35:19-21);
... neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. vs.19
b- He Prays for Justice concerning Himself (35:22-26);
..awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. vs.23
c- He Pledges Praise (35:27-28).
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. vs.28"
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Let them be as chaff before the wind:
and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Let their way be dark and slippery:
Let their way be dark and slippery:
and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
vs.5,6