🏔️ Psalms 35

Psalms 35 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.” Psalms 35 opens with these words: “Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.” The line to keep is Psalms 35:23: “Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!” Carry the word “wake” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 35:23: “Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Psalms 35? Then try this: Read “Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.