Psalm 35:19-36:12 WEB

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 35:19

(19) Wink.—Proverbs 6:13; Proverbs 10:10; a common gesture of agreement among confederates. 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 35:19

35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them {p} wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.(p) In token of contempt and mocking. 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 35:19-21

Reader! recollect the peaceable temper and meekness of Jesus: recollect the temper of his apostles and followers: recollect in all ages, and even now ask, what is the temper and pursuit of God's people: is it not that of following peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord? And yet is not hell up in arms against them, and are they not considered as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things? 1 Corinthians 4:13 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:17-28

17-28 Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring lion shall not destroy their souls, any more than he could that of Christ,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 35:19-28

Earnest Prayer for Relief v. 19. Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me, by their false and slanderous accusations; neither let them wink with the eye, in a gesture of cunning and contempt, that hate me without a cause, while he is wholly innocent. v. 20. For they speak not peace, their aim is not to bring quiet and happiness to the country; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land, against those who really love peace and seek the... 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