He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
He is near that justifieth me - (Isaiah 49:4) The believer, by virtue of his oneness with Christ, uses the same language (Psalms 138:8; Romans 8:32-34). But 'justify,' in His case, is God's judicial acceptance and vindication of Him on the ground of own righteousness (Luke 22:44-47); Romans 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:16, with which cf. 1 Peter 3:18); in their case, on the ground of His righteousness and meritorious death imputed to them (Romans 5:19).
Let us stand together - in judgment, to try the issue.
Adversary ( ba`al (H1167) mishpaaTiy (H4941)) - literally, master of my cause; i:e., who has real ground of accusation against me, so that he can demand judgment to be given in his favour (cf. Zechariah 3:1, etc; Revelation 12:10).