Psalms 35:2

Take hold of shield and buckler,.... Defensive weapons; not that the Lord stands in need of any of these to defend himself with: but the sense is, that he would be as these to David; as he was to him,…

Take hold of shield and buckler - That is, Arm thyself as if for the contest. It is a prayer, in a new form, that God would interpose, and that he would go forth as a warrior against the enemies of…

In these verses we have,

I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. He was God's servant, expressly appointed by him to be what he…

-Anthropomorphic" language of remarkable boldness, expanding the idea of Jehovah as "a man of war" (Exo 15:3: cp. Deu 32:41 f.).

shield and buckler See note on Psa 5:12. The mention of both together…