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Psalm 35:10

All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

8Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
9My soul shall be joyful in the LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
10All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
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“All my bones” makes praise a response of the whole person, rooted in God's rescue of the poor from someone stronger who robs them.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:11Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Both passages declare the LORD incomparable, praising him through a question about who could be like him.
Psalm 71:19God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?Both passages ask who is like God, linking his unmatched greatness with what he has done.
Psalm 34:20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.Both passages mention all a person's bones: here they voice praise, while Psalm 34 describes their protection.
Psalm 18:17He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.Both passages describe God delivering someone from enemies whose strength exceeds their own.
Psalm 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.Both passages picture bones taking part in joy or praise, making the body's depths part of the response to God.
1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,Both passages speak of rejoicing amid trouble, though Peter names various trials and the psalm names a stronger oppressor.
Job 5:15But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.Both passages describe God saving the needy from people whose might leaves them at a disadvantage.
Deuteronomy 3:24“Lord GOD, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do works like yours, …Both passages praise God's unmatched power by asking whether anyone else can act as he does.
Proverbs 22:23for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.Both passages describe the LORD acting against those who rob others, taking the side of those being plundered.
Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he …Both passages ask who is like God, though the psalm celebrates rescue from oppression and Micah celebrates pardon.
Jeremiah 10:6There is no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great in might.Both passages declare that no one is like the LORD and praise his greatness.
John 19:36For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”Both passages mention bones, though Psalm 35 pictures them praising and John speaks of a bone remaining unbroken.
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Encouragement

The stronger person's power is real, and the psalm does not hide it. Yet YHWH is praised as the one who delivers the poor from that grip.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).