1 A psalm of David. Yahweh, work against those who work against me; fight against those who fight against me. 2 Grab your small shield and large shield; rise up and help me. 3 Use your spear and battle ax against those who chase me; say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” 4 May those who seek my life be shamed and dishonored. May those who plan to harm me be turned back and confounded. 5 May they be as chaff before the wind, as the angel of Yahweh drives them away. 6 May their way be dark and slippery, as the angel of Yahweh chases them. 7 Without cause they set their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life. 8 Let destruction overtake them by surprise. Let the net that they have set catch them. Let them fall into it, to their destruction. 9 But I will be joyful in Yahweh and rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones will say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who rescues the oppressed from those who are too strong for them and the poor and needy from those who try to rob them?” 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they accuse me falsely. 12 They repay me evil for good. I am sorrowful. 13 But, when they were sick, I wore sackcloth; I fasted for them with my head bowed on my chest. 14 I went about in grief as for my brother; I bent down in mourning as for my mother. 15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together against me, and I was surprised by them. They tore at me without stopping. 16 With no respect at all they mocked me; they grind their teeth at me in rage. 17 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructive attacks, my life from the lions. 18 Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I will praise you among many people. 19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let them carry out their wicked schemes. 20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those in our land who live in peace. 21 They open their mouths wide against me; they said, “Aha, Aha, our eyes have seen it.” 22 You have seen it, Yahweh, do not be silent; Lord, do not be far from me. 23 Arouse yourself and awake to my defense; My God and my Lord, defend my cause. 24 Defend me, Yahweh my God, because of your righteousness; do not let them rejoice over me. 25 Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, we have what we wanted.” Do not let them say, “We have devoured him.” 26 May they be put to shame and may they be confounded who rejoice at my distress. May those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor. 27 Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad; may they say continually, “Yahweh be praised, he who delights in the welfare of his servant.” 28 Then I will tell of your justice and praise you all day long.
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 43:1; Jeremiah 51:36; Psalm 119:154; Isaiah 49:25; Proverbs 23:11
- 2 Psalm 91:4; Exodus 15:3; Isaiah 42:13; Deuteronomy 32:41–42; Isaiah 13:5
- 3 Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 27:2; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 91:16; Isaiah 8:9–10
- 4 Psalm 70:2–3; Jeremiah 46:5; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 38:12; Psalm 31:17–18
- 5 Job 21:18; Isaiah 29:5; Hebrews 11:28; Hosea 13:3; Exodus 14:19
- 6 Jeremiah 23:12; Psalm 73:18; Proverbs 4:19; Jeremiah 13:16
- 7 John 15:25; Psalm 140:5; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 69:4; Job 18:8
- 8 Psalm 141:9–10; Luke 21:34; Psalm 9:15; Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 57:6
- 9 Isaiah 61:10; Luke 1:46–47; Psalm 48:11; Psalm 58:10–11; Psalm 9:14
- 10 Psalm 140:12; Psalm 109:31; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 86:8; Psalm 71:19
- 11 Psalm 27:12; Matthew 26:59–60; Acts 6:13; 1 Samuel 24:9; Acts 24:12–13
- 12 John 10:32; Jeremiah 18:20; Psalm 38:20; Luke 23:21–23; Proverbs 17:13
- 13 Psalm 69:10–11; Job 30:25; Matthew 5:44; Isaiah 58:5; Leviticus 16:31
- 14 Luke 19:41–42; 2 Samuel 1:11–12; Genesis 24:67; 2 Samuel 1:17–27; Psalm 38:6
- 15 Jeremiah 20:10; Mark 14:65; Matthew 27:27–30; Psalm 7:2; Matthew 27:39–44
- 16 Lamentations 2:16; Job 16:9; Psalm 37:12; John 18:28; Acts 7:54
- 17 Habakkuk 1:13; Psalm 57:4; Psalm 22:20–21; Psalm 89:46; Psalm 94:3–4
- 18 Hebrews 2:12; Psalm 22:22–25; Psalm 116:18; Isaiah 25:3; Psalm 116:14
- 19 Psalm 69:4; John 15:25; Proverbs 6:13; Psalm 13:4; Psalm 38:19
- 20 Matthew 26:4; 1 Peter 2:22–23; Jeremiah 11:19; Psalm 120:5–7; Psalm 38:12
- 21 Psalm 40:15; Luke 11:53–54; Psalm 22:13; Psalm 70:3; Psalm 54:7
- 22 Exodus 3:7; Psalm 10:1; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 38:21; Isaiah 65:6
- 23 Psalm 7:6; Psalm 44:23; Psalm 89:26; Psalm 59:4; John 20:28
- 24 Psalm 43:1; Psalm 26:1; Psalm 7:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:6; Psalm 35:19
- 25 Lamentations 2:16; Psalm 124:3; Matthew 27:43; Job 1:5; Psalm 140:8
- 26 Psalm 38:16; Job 8:22; Psalm 132:18; Job 19:5; Isaiah 41:11
- 27 Jeremiah 32:40–41; Psalm 149:4; Zephaniah 3:17; Psalm 40:16; Proverbs 8:18
- 28 Psalm 145:21; Psalm 71:24; Psalm 145:5; Psalm 51:14–15; Psalm 50:15
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, "He affected"? He was full of affection.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… liberty, and been made partakers of His gifts, do possess a greater amount of grace, and a higher degree of exultation, rejoicing because of the King's arrival: as also David says, "My soul shall rejoice in the Lord; it shall be glad in His salvation." And for this cause, upon His entrance into Jerusalem, all those who were in the …
And the Psalmist says in his prayer, "I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother." But as the Divine nature is of higher excellence than, and far removed above, our nature, the command to love God is distinct from that to love our neighbor.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
The Psalmist also says, I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, in the great Congregation; I will praise Thee among much people.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
For example, there is no better way of understanding the words addressed to God, "Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for mine help," than by referring to the passage where we read, "Thou, Lord, hast crowned us with Thy favor as with a shield." And yet we are not so to understand it, as that wherever we …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)