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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 35:12

They rewarded me evil for good - They recompensed, or returned evil instead of good. The manner in which they did it he states in the following verses.To the spoiling of my soul - Margin, “depriving.” The Hebrew word means “the being forsaken,” or “abandoned.” The idea is, that owing to this conduct he was forsaken or abandoned by all in whom he might have put confidence. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 35:11-12

Psalms 35:11-12. They laid to my charge things I knew not They accused me to Saul of treacherous designs against his crown and life, and of other crimes of which I was wholly innocent and ignorant. They rewarded me evil for good For the good offices which I performed to divers of them when I had favour and power in Saul’s court and camp. To the spoiling of my soul That is, to the stripping of my person of all my comforts and hopes, and of my life itself. This interpretation of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 35:0 Against false accusersIt seems that this psalm also was written during the time of David’s flight from Saul. Much of his suffering during that time was because of the false accusations made against him by influential people in Saul’s court. (See introductory notes to Psalms 7:0.)Since David’s enemies have the ferocity of men in battle, David asks God to deal with them accordingly and fight against them as a warrior (1-3). He prays that they might be turned back, scattered and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 35:12

evil. Hebrew. ra'a . App-44 . spoiling = bereaving. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 35:12

Psalms 35:12. To the spoiling of my soul— And attempt to rob me of my life. Green. The Hebrew שׁכול shekol, is abortion, or bereavement to my soul: "That I may be bereft of my soul, as a woman of an abortive child." Mudge and Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 35:12

12-14. Though they rendered evil for good, he showed a tender sympathy in their affliction. spoiling—literally, "bereavement." The usual modes of showing grief are made, as figures, to express his sorrow. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 35David lamented the unjustified opposition of his enemies in this psalm and called on God to deliver him. It is really a combination of three laments. The language alternates between legal and military terminology."Whether or not this psalm was written as a companion to Psalms 34, it is well placed next to it, not only because of some verbal affinities and contrasts (notably ’the angel of the Lord’, Psalms 34:7; Psalms 35:5-6, found nowhere else in the Psalter), but because it speaks... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 35:11-12

The psalmist’s malicious enemies were repaying him evil for the good he had done them. They were evidently also charging him falsely. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 35:11-18

2. A lament over unjust opposition 35:11-18In the first section of the psalm, the emphasis is on petition, but in this one it is on lament. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:1-28

This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies, whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to those of David’s persecution by Saul, but no prominent individual is mentioned as hostile, and David’s attitude to Saul was more forgiving than that of the Psalmist towards those of whom he complains. The Ps., like Psalms 31, has many resemblances to the book of Jeremiah, and some ascribe it to... read more

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