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Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 35:12

(12) To the spoiling of my soul.—Literally, desolation to my soul. We may paraphrase,“They rewarded me evil for good,Which to me was desolation.” read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 35:1-28THE psalmist’s life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are brought against him. He professes innocence, and appeals to Jehovah to be his Advocate and also his Judge. The prayer in Psalms 35:1 a uses the same word and metaphor as David does in his remonstrance with Saul. {1 Samuel 24:15} The correspondence with David’s situation in the Sauline persecution is, at least, remarkable, and goes far to sustain the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 35:0 The Cry for Justice and Divine Help 1. The cry of distress (Psalms 35:1-10 ) 2. The contrast? (Psalms 35:11-18 ) 3. Prayer for vindication and victory (Psalms 35:19-28 ) This Psalm introduces us again to the suffering of the righteous, giving another prophetic picture of the distress of the remnant. When David composed this Psalm we do not know. But He casts himself completely on the Lord and calls to Him for help and vindication. Thus the godly have always done when... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 35:12

35:12 They rewarded me evil for good [to] the {k} spoiling of my soul.(k) To have taken from me all comfort and brought me into despair. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 35:11-12

I do not think it enough to prove that these words were spoken in a spirit of prophecy, wholly referring to Christ; but I would desire the Reader to remark, with me, the gracious love of the Holy Ghost to the church, in thus keeping up the faith of Old Testament saints, and confirming the faith of New Testament believers, by such continued references to the person and sufferings of their Redeemer. Matthew 26:59-63 ; John 10:32 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 35:12

Sinner. Hebrew and Septuagint, "sinners," who are always striving to supplant the just by pride and evil example. (Berthier) --- Let me not listen to their wicked advice. (St. Augustine) --- Let not the enemy invade our country any more. (Calmet) --- The just may pray that no bad example or pride may place an obstacle to his salvation. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:11-16

11-16 Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. Herein he was a type of Christ. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. We ought to mourn for the sins of those who do not mourn for themselves. We shall not lose by the good offices we do to any, how ungrateful soever they may be. Let us learn to possess our souls in patience and meekness like David, or rather after Christ's example. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 35:11-18

The Hypocrisy and Malice of the Wicked v. 11. False witnesses, literally, "witnesses of violence," did rise up, with unjust accusations; they laid to my charge things that I knew not, of which he knew himself to be innocent. v. 12. They rewarded me evil for good, which he, on his part, was trying to show them, to the spoiling of my soul, to make his soul bereaved, to make him friendless, to isolate him. v. 13. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, in sympathetic... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 35:1-28

Psalms 35:0A Psalm of David1          Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me:Fight against them that fight against me.2     Take hold of shield and buckler,And stand up for mine help.3     Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me;Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.4     Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul:Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.5     Let them be as chaff before the the... read more

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