God’s Word Translation
Psalms 35:14
14I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother. I was bent over as if I were mourning for my mother.
Psalms 35:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
- New International Version (NIV)I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
Context of Psalms 35:14
12I am devastated because they pay me back with evil instead of good. 13But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered, I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother. I was bent over as if I were mourning for my mother. 15Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping. 16With crude and abusive mockers, they grit their teeth at me.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:14 word by word
כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:14
- 2 Samuel 1:11Then David grabbed his own clothes and tore them in grief. All the men with him did the same.
- Luke 19:41When he came closer and saw the city, he began to cry.
- Genesis 24:67Isaac took her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Mourneth for his mother - אם כאבל caabel em, as a mourning mother. How expressive is this word!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I behaved myself - Margin, as in Hebrew: “I walked.” The word “walk,” in the Scriptures, is often used to denote a course of conduct; the way in which a man lives and acts: Philemon 3:18; Galatians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:11. It is not improperly rendered here, “I behaved myself.” As though he had been my friend or brother - Margin, as in Hebrew: “as a friend, as a brother to me.” This shows that these persons were not his near…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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