English Standard Version
Psalms 35:21
21They open wide their mouths against me; they say, "Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!"
Psalms 35:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
- New International Version (NIV)They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)They shout, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!”
Context of Psalms 35:21
19Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. 20For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit. They open wide their mouths against me; they say, "Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!" 22You have seen, O Lord; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me! 23Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:21 word by word
וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח׀ הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 35:21
- Psalms 22:13they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
- Isaiah 9:12The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
- Luke 11:53As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,
- Psalms 40:15Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, "Aha, Aha!"
- Psalms 54:7For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
- Psalms 70:3Let them turn back because of their shame who say, "Aha, Aha!"
Commentaries on Psalms 35:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21They opened their mouth wide - Gaped upon me to express their contempt. And said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it - They said, האח האח heach, heach, the last syllable in each word being a protracted strongly guttural sound, marking insult and triumph at the same time. It is the word which we translate Ah, Psalm 35:25.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me - See the notes at Psalm 22:13. And said, Aha, aha! - See Psalm 40:15; Psalm 70:3. The language is that which we use when we “detect” another in doing wrong - in doing what he meant to conceal. Our eye hath seen it - We are not dependent on the reports of others. We have seen it with our own eyes. We have found you out. We cannot be mistaken in regard to it. The reference is to some supposed “detection” of…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. 21Aha, aha!: This Hebrew word (he’akh) expresses a feeling of joy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. On the gesture compare Psa 22:7; and on the expressions of malicious triumph, compare Psa 10:13; 28:3.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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