Psalms 35:17

Psalms 35:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
• New International Version (NIV)How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions.

Context of Psalms 35:17

15But when I had troubles myself, they were happy. They stood together and they laughed at me. Even strangers attacked me and they would not stop. 16Useless people like that insulted me, and they showed their teeth to frighten me. My Lord, how long will you continue to watch as they do this to me? Keep me safe when they attack me. They attack me like hungry lions. Do not let them kill me! 18Then I will praise you in the great meeting of your people. I will thank you so that everyone hears me. 19My enemies tell lies about me. Do not let them win against me, and be happy. They have no reason to hate me, so do not let them laugh at me.

Psalms 35:17 word by word

אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• how long wilt thou look onרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• rescueשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• from their destructionsשׁוֹאshô' shô'âh shô'âh · ravageH7722
• my darlingיָחִידyâchîyd · onlyH3173
• from the lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Psalms 35:17

• Psalms 6:3I am very frightened. Lord, when will you do something to help me?
• Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
• Psalms 74:9We no longer see any signs that God is with us. There are no more prophets among us. Nobody can tell us how long this will continue.
• Psalms 89:46Lord, how long will this continue? Will you hide yourself from us for ever? Will your anger continue to burn like a fire?
• Psalms 94:3How long will wicked people continue to be happy? Yes, Lord, how long?
• Psalms 10:14Surely, God, you see what is happening. You see how wicked people bring pain and trouble. You decide what to do about it. The weak person trusts that you will help him. You take care of children who have no father.
• Habakkuk 1:13But you are too holy to accept anything that is evil. You cannot agree with people who do wrong things. So why do you let these wicked people live? Why do you say nothing? They are killing people who are more righteous than themselves.
• Psalms 22:20Keep me safe! My enemies want to kill me with their swords. Save my life from those wild dogs!
• Psalms 57:4My enemies are all round me, like hungry lions! I must lie down among wild animals, that want to eat me! They are men who use spears and arrows to bite like teeth. They use their tongues to hurt people, like sharp swords.
• Psalms 69:14Save me out of the mud and do not let me sink down into it. Rescue me from the people that hate me. Save me from the deep water.
• Psalms 142:6Please listen to me as I cry to you. I am very upset! My enemies are trying to catch me. Save me from their power! They are stronger than I am.

Commentaries on Psalms 35:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17My darling - יחידתי yechidathi, my only one, Psalm 22:20. My united one, or He that is alone. Perhaps this may relate to Christ. See the note on Psalm 22:20.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? - How long wilt thou witness this without interposing to deliver me, and to punish those who treat me thus? God saw it all. He was able to save him that was thus persecuted and opposed. And yet he did not interpose. He seemed to pay no attention to it. He appeared to be indifferent to it. The psalmist, therefore, asks “how long” this was to continue. did not doubt that God would, at some thee, interpose and save him; but…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. 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. 1717. darling--(Compare Psa 22:20, 21).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:17

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Enemy

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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