Psalm 35

PSALM 35PRAYER FOR RESCUE FROM ENEMIESThis is one of the so-called imprecatory psalms, of which there are a number of others. Leupold cited Psalms 36; Psalms 39; Psalms 71; Psalms 109; Psalms 7; Psalms 22; Psalms 31; Psalms 54; Psalms 55; Psalms 56; Psalms 140, etc., "Which various interpreters have labeled as imprecatory psalms."[1]Halley gives us an excellent idea of what many of the scholars mean by this designation:"These psalms breathe vengeance upon enemies. They are not God's... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 35:11

"Unrighteous witnesses rise up;They ask me of things that I know not.They reward me evil for good,To the bereaving of my soul.But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or brother:I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:The abjects gathered themselves together against... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 35:19

"Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.For they speak not peace;But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me;They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence:O Lord, be not far from me.Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me,Even unto my cause, My God and my Lord.Judge me, O Jehovah... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 35:1

Psalms 35:0. David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion: he complaineth of their wrongful dealing, whereby God is incited against them. A Psalm of David. Title. לדוד ledavid.— This Psalm is thought to have been composed by David when he was persecuted by Saul; whose forces, which were unjustly raised against him, he beseeches God to dissipate, and especially to stop the mouths of his false accusers; such as Doeg and the Ziphites, of whom he complains bitterly. Many... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 35:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 35:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 35:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 35:1

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