A little encouragement from Amy Carmichael this morning:

Ps 35.1 Fight against those who fight against me.
Ps 35.3 (Kay) Be a barrier against my pursuers.

What are the things that fight against me?  Let us not lose the comfort and power that is in this word for us by relating the prayer to the larger things only, it touches the smallest.  The wave that sweeps over the great rock, is the same that sweeps over the tiny shell on the shore.  It is the little things of life, the minute unimportant-looking things, that are most likely to shatter our peace; because they are so small that we are very likely to fight them ourselves, instead of looking up at once to our Strong God, our Barrier between us and them.  “Close the gate, or bar up the way:–as the cloudy pillar formed a barricade between the Egyptians and Israel” is Kay’s note.

Fight against those who fight against me–the feelings, the little foolish feelings that want to keep us back from saying to the blessed Will of God “I am content to do it” [Ps 40.10], fight Thou against them, O God; “and my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in His salvation . . . Lord, Who is like unto Thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him?” [Ps 35.9, 10]

What a joyful life ours is, continually proving His tenderness in the very little things.  There is nothing too small for Him to help.  He is indeed a Barrier between us and our pursuers.  How precious is His lovingkindness. [Ps 36.7]  Now for a day of joy!