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Psalms 35:19
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 35:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
Context of Psalms 35:19
17My 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. My 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. 20They do not talk in a way that brings peace. Instead, they try to deceive people who want to live quietly. 21They open their mouths wide to speak against me. They say, ‘Aha! We have seen the bad things that you do!’
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:19 word by word
אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:19
- Psalms 35:15But 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.
- Psalms 13:4If I die, my enemies will say, ‘We have won against him!’ My enemies will be very happy if I fall.
- Psalms 25:2I trust in you, my God. Please do not let me be ashamed. Do not let my enemies laugh at me, because they are stronger than me.
- Psalms 38:16I have prayed that my enemies will not laugh at me. If I slip and fall down, they will be very happy!
- John 16:20I tell you this: You will be sad and you will cry. But the people who belong to this world will be happy. Yes, you will be sad. But soon after that, you will become happy instead.
- Revelation 11:7When these two servants of God have finished speaking God's messages, a wild animal will attack them. This is the animal that lives in the deep hole. It will come up out of the hole. It will be stronger than the two servants and it will kill them.
- Psalms 38:19I have many enemies and they are strong. They have no reason to hate me.
- Job 15:12You have allowed your thoughts to confuse you. We can see in your eyes that you are very angry.
- Proverbs 6:13He sends secret messages with his eyes, his feet or his fingers.
- Proverbs 10:10Someone who deceives his friends causes trouble. And someone who speaks in foolish ways will destroy himself.
- Psalms 69:4Very many people hate me with no good reason. They are more than the number of hairs on my head! My enemies are too strong for me. They want to destroy me with their lies. They make me give back to them things that I did not take from them!
- Psalms 109:3They are all round me, and they say cruel things. I have done nothing against them, but they still attack me.
- Psalms 119:161Rulers want to hurt me for no good reason. But it is your message that I respect with fear.
- 1 Samuel 24:11My father, look at what I have in my hand! It is a small piece of your coat. I cut this off the corner of your coat, but I did not kill you. So you must know that I do not want to do anything bad against you. I have not turned against you. I am not guilty of anything, but you are chasing after me so that you can kill me.
- Lamentations 3:52My enemies had no reason to follow me. But they caught me as they would catch a bird.
- John 15:25Their book of God's Law says, “They hated me without any good reason.” What that book already said long ago had to happen.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19That are mine enemies - Saul and his courtiers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me - Margin, “falsely.” Literally, “My enemies of falsehood;” that is, who are “falsely” my foes; who have no just cause for being opposed to me. Compare Matthew 5:11. David was conscious that he had done them no wrong, or that he had given no occasion for their conduct toward him, and hence, his prayer is simply a request that justice might be done. Neither let them wink with the eye - Compare…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. 19John applied this claim of innocence (see also Psalm 69:4) to Jesus (John 15:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. enemies wrongfully--by false and slanderous imputations. wink with the eye--an insulting gesture (Pr 6:13). without a cause--manifests more malice than having a wrong cause.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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