Psalm 35:10
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֶצֶם
ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
פָּשַׁט
pâshaṭ
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּשַׁט pâshaṭ
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Study H6584 →עֶצֶם ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
Study H6106 →Cross References
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
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