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Psalms 35:20
20For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes against those who live peacefully in the land.
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
18I will praise you in the great assembly; I will exalt you among many people. 19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink at me maliciously. For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes against those who live peacefully in the land. 21They open their mouths wide against me and say, “Aha, aha! We saw it!” 22You saw it, Lord; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:20 word by word
כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁל֗וֹם יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:20
- Psalms 120:5What misery that I have stayed in Meshech, that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!
- Psalms 31:13I have heard the gossip of many; terror is on every side. When they conspired against me, they plotted to take my life.
- Psalms 36:3The words from his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
- Psalms 38:12Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
- Psalms 52:2Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.
- Psalms 64:4shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
- Psalms 140:2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long.
- Jeremiah 11:19for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me: “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit; let’s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
- Daniel 6:5Then 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 in a treacherous way and kill him.
- Acts 23:15So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. But, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.”
- Acts 25:3asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.
- Matthew 12:19He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets.
- 1 Peter 2:22He did not commit 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
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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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