Psalms 35:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 15:3 : 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
  • Isa 42:13 : 13 The Lord will go out as a man of war, he will be moved to wrath like a fighting-man: his voice will be strong, he will give a loud cry; he will go against his attackers like a man of war.
  • Deut 32:41-42 : 41 If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters. 42 I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.
  • Ps 7:12-13 : 12 If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready. 13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
  • Ps 91:4 : 4 You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.
  • Isa 13:5 : 5 They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 <Of David.> O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

  • 3 Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

  • Ps 35:22-24
    3 verses
    76%

    22 You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.

    23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.

    24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

  • Ps 54:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

    4 See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

  • Jer 46:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.

    4 Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.

  • 5 Or let him put himself under my power, and make peace with me.

  • 19 Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

  • 74%

    3 But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.

  • 35 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

  • 2 The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  • 74%

    6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

  • 13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

  • 39 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.

  • 2 He is my strength, and my Rock; my high tower, and my saviour; my keeper and my hope: he gives me authority over my people.

  • 10 Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.

  • 13 I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

  • 4 Take me out of the net which they have put ready for me secretly; for you are my strength.

  • 10 God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.

  • 40 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.

  • 4 For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.

  • 3 My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.

  • 8 He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.

  • 15 The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

  • 16 Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

  • 13 Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

  • 18 Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

  • 7 The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.

  • 1 <Michtam. Of David.> Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

  • 2 Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.

  • 26 Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;

  • 2 Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

  • 7 The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.> Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.

  • Ps 38:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21 Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

    22 Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

  • 7 O Lord God, the strength of my salvation, you have been a cover over my head in the day of the fight.

  • 19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.

  • 35 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

  • 9 O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.

  • 22 But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.

  • 41 And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.

  • 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

  • 19 Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

  • 5 And I saw that there was no helper, and I was wondering that no one gave them support: so my arm did the work of salvation, and my wrath was my support.

  • 13 For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.