EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 35:12
12When I do good things to help them, they pay me back with evil things! That makes me feel very sad and upset.
Psalms 35:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.
Context of Psalms 35:12
10I will shout with all my strength, ‘Lord, who is like you? When strong people try to hurt weak people, you are the one who keeps the weak people safe. You also keep poor people safe when robbers try to take things from them.’ 11Cruel people tell lies against me in court. I do not even know what they are talking about. When I do good things to help them, they pay me back with evil things! That makes me feel very sad and upset. 13When they were ill, I wore rough clothes, and I stopped eating food. I bent down my head as I prayed for them. 14I wept as I prayed, as I would weep when a friend or my mother had died.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:12 word by word
יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 35:12
- Psalms 38:20When I do good things, they do evil things to me in return! I try to do what is right, but they turn against me.
- Psalms 109:3They are all round me, and they say cruel things. I have done nothing against them, but they still attack me.
- 1 Samuel 19:4Jonathan spoke to his father Saul. He said good things about David. He said to Saul, ‘The king should not do anything bad against David. David is your servant. He has not done anything that is bad against you. Everything that he does really helps you.
- 1 Samuel 22:13Saul said to him, ‘You and this son of Jesse have been trying to kill me! You gave him bread and a sword. You prayed to God on his behalf. Now, at this moment, he is waiting for his chance to kill me!’
- Proverbs 17:13If people are kind to you, do not do evil things in return. Anyone who does that will always have trouble in his home.
- Jeremiah 18:20I have done good things for them, but they are paying me back with evil things. They have already dug a grave for me! Remember that I stood in front of you and I asked you to forgive them. I asked you not to be angry with them.
- John 10:32Jesus said to them, ‘I have done many good things. The Father sent me to do them, and I have shown them to you. Which of those good things make you want to kill me with stones?’
- 1 Samuel 20:31You will never rule as king while that son of Jesse is still alive. Send men to go and bring him to me now. He must die!’
- Luke 23:21But they continued to shout. They were shouting, ‘Kill him on a cross, kill him on a cross.’
Commentaries on Psalms 35:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12To the spoiling of my soul - To destroy my life; so נפש nephesh should be translated in a multitude of places, where our translators have used the word soul.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They rewarded me evil for good - They recompensed, or returned evil instead of good. The manner in which they did it he states in the following verses. To the spoiling of my soul - Margin, “depriving.” The Hebrew word means “the being forsaken,” or “abandoned.” The idea is, that owing to this conduct he was forsaken or abandoned by all in whom he might have put confidence.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. 12-1412-14. Though they rendered evil for good, he showed a tender sympathy in their affliction. spoiling--literally, "bereavement." The usual modes of showing grief are made, as figures, to express his sorrow.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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