Psalm 35:14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 35:11-16

Two very wicked things David here lays to the charge of his enemies, to make good his appeal to God against them?perjury and ingratitude. I. Perjury, Ps. 35:11. When Saul would have David attainted of treason, in order to his being outlawed, perhaps he did it with the formalities of a legal prosecution, produced witnesses who swore some treasonable words or overt acts against him, and he being not present to clear himself (or, if he was, it was all the same), Saul adjudged him a traitor. This... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 35:14

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother ,.... Meaning either Saul or Doeg the Edomite, or some such evil man; somewhat like this he says of Ahithophel, Psalm 41:9 ; and Arama thinks he is meant here; as Christ of Judas, whom he called friend, when he came to betray him; and who not only ate with him at table of his bread, but was steward of his family, and carried the bag, Matthew 26:50 ; I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother ; or as a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:14

Mourneth for his mother - אם כאבל caabel em , as a mourning mother. How expressive is this word! read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

A hard case-a very hard one-laid before God. This is one of those psalms in which the writers often meet with much scolding and with scant sympathy. It has been said that this psalm is not worthy of David. We are not prepared to say so: but we are prepared to contend that many of the criticisms passed on it are utterly unworthy of those who thus criticize. £ If we will but study the whole psalm in all its bearings while we may not feel called on to justify every expression therein, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:1-28

The flesh and the Spirit. This psalm has been variously interpreted. Some say David speaks here representatively, not for himself, but for the community of Israel Others say that he speaks prophetically, and with special reference to the days of Messiah. Others again hold that he speaks as a holy man, moved by the Holy Spirit to record the feelings that had passed through his own heart in time of trial. This last seems the more reasonable interpretation. I. First it agrees best with ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:11-18

The second part of the psalm begins with a long complaint, David sets forth the woes under which he is suffering. There are: 1. Calumny ( Psalms 35:11 ). 2. Ingratitude ( Psalms 35:12-14 ). 3. Malevolence ( Psalms 35:15 ). 4. Insult from the vile and base ( Psalms 35:16 ). He then passes to prayer: Will not God rescue him ( Psalms 35:17 )? In conclusion, he for the second time promises praise and thanks ( Psalms 35:18 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:11-18

The wicked and the good. The general subject in this section of the psalm is a contrast between the wicked and the good, setting forth the baseness of the wicked nature, and the generous sympathies of the good. I. THE BASENESS OF THE WICKED . Their general characteristics are: 1 . They often bring false malicious charges against good men. ( Psalms 35:11 .) "They demand satisfaction at my hands for injuries of which I have never even heard." 2 . They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 35:14

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother. In every such case I sympathized with the sufferer to such an extent, that my conduct was like that of an intimate friend or a brother. I bowed down heavily, as one that mournsth for his mother. Nay, I went further; I took on all those outward signs of grief which are usual when a man has lost his mother. I "bowed down heavily," as though I could scarcely stand. The Orientals are extreme and exaggerated in their manifestations... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 35:14

I behaved myself - Margin, as in Hebrew: “I walked.” The word “walk,” in the Scriptures, is often used to denote a course of conduct; the way in which a man lives and acts: Philippians 3:18; Galatians 2:14; 1Th 4:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:11. It is not improperly rendered here, “I behaved myself.”As though he had been my friend or brother - Margin, as in Hebrew: “as a friend, as a brother to me.” This shows that these persons were not his near “relations,” but that they were his intheate friends,... read more

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