Psalms 35:20

Psalms 35:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land.

Context of Psalms 35:20

18Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people. 19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice. For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land. 21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!” 22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalms 35:20 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁל֗וֹם יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• but they deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: designH2803
• deceitfulמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• schemesדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• those who live quietlyרָגֵעַrâgêa‛ · restfulH7282
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 35:20

• Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
• Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
• Psalms 140:2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
• Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
• Daniel 6:5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
• Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
• Acts 23:15Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
• Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
• Matthew 12:19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
• 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

Commentaries on Psalms 35:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20For they speak not peace - They seek a quarrel. They are unwilling to be on good terms with others, or to live in peace with them. The idea is that they were “disposed” or “inclined” to quarrel. Thus we speak now of persons who are “quarrelsome. They devise deceitful matters - literally, “they think of words of deceit.” That is, they set their hearts on misrepresentation, and they study such misrepresentations as occasions for strife with others. They…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. 19-25In this prayer for justice, the psalmist faces a crisis so great that only the Lord can resolve it. The psalmist chooses the right path and believes that vengeance belongs to the Lord. God’s patience allows the wicked to continue in their evil ways. Because of this, their hearts grow harder and they find reasons to justify their behavior.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. deceitful matters--or, "words of deceit." quiet in the land--the pious lovers of peace.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:20

• Deceit
• Enemy
• Malice

In the dictionaries

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• Quiet

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