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Psalms 35:15
15But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
Psalms 35:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
- New International Version (NIV)But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against me; wretches whom I did not know tore at me without ceasing;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But in my adversity they rejoiced And gathered together; Attackers gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore at me and did not cease;
Context of Psalms 35:15
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment); I humbled my soul with fasting, And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest. 14I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother; I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother. But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing. 16Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice]. 17Lord, how long will You look on [without action]? Rescue my life from their destructions, My only life from the young lions.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:15 word by word
וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But in mine adversityצֶ֫לַעtsela‛ · stumblingH6761
- they rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- and gathered themselves togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
- the abjectsנֵכֶהnêkeh · smittenH5222
- against me, and I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- not; they did tearקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
- and ceasedדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826
Cross-references for Psalms 35:15
- Psalms 35:25Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, that is what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up and destroyed him.”
- Psalms 41:8“A wicked thing is poured out upon him and holds him; And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
- Psalms 71:10For my enemies have spoken against me; Those who watch for my life have consulted together,
- Job 31:29“Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy [who hated me], Or exulted [in malicious triumph] when evil overtook him?
- Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker, And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,
- Psalms 38:17For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me.
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering and defaming words of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my familiar and trusted friends, [Those who are] watching for my fall, say, “Perhaps he will be persuaded and deceived; then we will overcome him, And take our revenge on him.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:6It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail].
- Psalms 22:16For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.
- Psalms 69:12They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
- Job 30:1“But now those younger than I mock and laugh at me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.
- Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.
- Acts 17:5But the [unbelieving] Jews became jealous, and taking along some thugs from [the lowlifes in] the market place, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and then attacking Jason’s house tried to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.
- Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon my enemy by surprise; Let the net he hid for me catch him; Into that very destruction let him fall.
- Psalms 7:2So that my enemy will not tear me like a lion, Dragging me away while there is no one to rescue [me].
Commentaries on Psalms 35:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But in mine adversity they reioiced - How David was mocked and insulted in the case of Absalom's rebellion by Shimei and others, is well known. The abjects - נכים nechim, the smiters, probably hired assassins. They were everywhere lying in wait, to take away my life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But in mine adversity they rejoiced - Margin, as in Hebrew, “halting.” That is, when reverses and troubles came upon me; when, in my journey of life, I seemed to stumble. And gathered themselves together - Not to help me, but to oppose me, and to deride me. Yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me - The word rendered “abjects” - נכים nēkiym - has been very variously rendered. The Septuagint renders it: ́ mastiges “scourges;” so the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18The psalmist presents the Lord with the reasons for his suffering. Evil has many faces. He is tired and worn out, and he knows that only the Lord can help him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. On the contrary, they rejoiced in his affliction. Halting, or, "lameness," as in Psa 38:17 for any distress. abjects--either as cripples (compare 2Sa 4:4), contemptible; or, degraded persons, such as had been beaten (compare Job 30:1-8). I knew it not--either the persons, or, reasons of such conduct. tear me, and ceased not--literally, "were not silent"--showing that the tearing meant slandering.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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