Psalms 35:15

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

13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. 14I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother. But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. 16Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me. 17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

Psalms 35:15 word by word

וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• But when I stumbledצֶ֫לַעtsela‛ · stumblingH6761
• they assembledאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• in gleeשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• against meעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Assailantsנֵכֶהnêkeh · smittenH5222
• I did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• slandered meקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• ceasingדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826

Cross-references for Psalms 35:15

• Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
• Psalms 41:8“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
• Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
• Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
• Psalms 38:17For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
• Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
• Job 30:1“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
• Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
• Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
• Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
• Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with 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

Topics related to Psalms 35:15

• Character
• Enemy
• Friends
• Ingratitude
• Malice
• Scoffing

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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