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Psalms 35:19
19Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].
Psalms 35:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
Context of Psalms 35:19
17Lord, how long will You look on [without action]? Rescue my life from their destructions, My only life from the young lions. 18I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty people. Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously]. 20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land. 21They open their mouths wide against me; They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:19 word by word
אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:19
- Psalms 35:15But 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 13:4And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence], Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed; Do not let my enemies triumph over me.
- Psalms 38:16For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”
- John 16:20I assure you and most solemnly say to you, that you will weep and grieve [in great mourning], but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
- Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony and given their evidence, the beast that comes up out of the abyss (bottomless pit) will wage war with them, and overcome them and kill them.
- Psalms 38:19But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.
- Job 15:12Why does your heart carry you away [allowing you to be controlled by emotion]? And why do your eyes flash [in anger or contempt],
- Proverbs 6:13Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal], Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];
- Proverbs 10:10He who [maliciously] winks the eye [of evil intent] causes trouble; And the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully; I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
- Psalms 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.
- Psalms 119:161Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
- 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father! Indeed, see the hem of your robe in my hand! Since I cut off the hem of your robe and did not kill you, know and understand [without question] that there is no evil or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait to take my life.
- Lamentations 3:52Without cause my enemies Hunted me down like a bird;
- John 15:25But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’
Commentaries on Psalms 35:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19That are mine enemies - Saul and his courtiers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me - Margin, “falsely.” Literally, “My enemies of falsehood;” that is, who are “falsely” my foes; who have no just cause for being opposed to me. Compare Matthew 5:11. David was conscious that he had done them no wrong, or that he had given no occasion for their conduct toward him, and hence, his prayer is simply a request that justice might be done. Neither let them wink with the eye - Compare…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-28Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19John applied this claim of innocence (see also Psalm 69:4) to Jesus (John 15:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. enemies wrongfully--by false and slanderous imputations. wink with the eye--an insulting gesture (Pr 6:13). without a cause--manifests more malice than having a wrong cause.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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