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10 With all my strength I will say,[a]
“O Lord, who can compare to you?
You rescue[b] the oppressed from those who try to overpower them,[c]
the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:10 tn Heb “all my bones will say.”
  2. Psalm 35:10 tn Heb “[the one who] rescues.” The substantival participle in the Hebrew text characterizes God as one who typically rescues the oppressed.
  3. Psalm 35:10 tn Heb “from [the one who is] too strong for him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense. The typical oppressed individual and typical oppressor are in view.
  4. Psalm 35:10 tn Heb “the oppressed [one] and needy [one] from [the one who] robs him.” As in the previous line, the singular forms are used in a representative sense.