Psalm 35
Psalm 35 Meaning
Psalm 35 is the prayer of someone repaid evil for good, asking God to take up his cause against unjust attackers. David describes how he wept and prayed for those who now turn on him.
Through the pain he keeps returning to praise, promising to thank God in the great congregation once he is vindicated.
Key verses from Psalm 35
“Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.”
Psalm 35:1
“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?”
Psalm 35:10
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
Psalm 35:13
“And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”
Psalm 35:28
How Psalm 35 points to Jesus
Jesus was hated without cause and repaid evil for His good, yet He entrusted His cause to the Father. In Him the innocent sufferer is vindicated, and His people are given a song of thanks.