Psalms 35:4

Psalms 35:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
• New International Version (NIV)May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.

Context of Psalms 35:4

2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. 3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. 5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. 6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

Psalms 35:4 word by word

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֣וֹר וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• May those who seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• be disgracedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and put to shameכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• may those who planחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• to harm meרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• be driven backסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• be driven backאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• and confoundedחָפֵרchâphêr · be ashamedH2659

Cross-references for Psalms 35:4

• Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
• Psalms 31:17O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
• Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
• Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
• Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
• 1 Samuel 23:23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
• 1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
• Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
• Psalms 129:5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
• Isaiah 37:29Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
• Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
• John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Commentaries on Psalms 35:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Let then be confounded - Let none of their projects or devices against me succeed. Blast all their designs. The imprecations in these verses against enemies are all legitimate. They are not against the souls or eternal welfare of those sinners, but against their schemes and plans for destroying the life of an innocent man; and the holiest Christian may offer up such prayers against his adversaries. If a man aim a blow at another with a design to take away…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Let them be confounded - That is, Let them, through Thy gracious interposition in my behalf, be so entirely overcome and subdued that they shall be “ashamed” that they ever made the effort to destroy me; let them see so manifestly that God is on my side that they will be covered with confusion for having opposed one who was so entirely the object of the divine protection and care. See Psalm 6:10, note; Psalm 25:2-3, notes. Compare the notes at Job 6:20…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The psalmist desires the Lord's salvation. The language may seem harsh, but it comes from a wish for justice and for the Lord to help the needy and oppressed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (Compare Psa 9:17). devise my hurt--purpose for evil to me.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:4

• Enemy
• Prayer

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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