Day 1 · Contend with My Opponents, O LORD
Psalm 35:1–10
1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. 2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. 3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” 4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. 5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. 6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. 7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. 8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. 9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation. 10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
What imagery does David use in verses 1–3 to describe the Lord coming to his defense, and what does he ask God to say to his soul in verse 3?
Apply
When you face unfair treatment or opposition this week, how can you entrust your defense to God in prayer rather than taking revenge?
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