Psalms 35:15

Psalms 35:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
• New International Version (NIV)But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against me; wretches whom I did not know tore at me without ceasing;
• New King James Version (NKJV)But in my adversity they rejoiced And gathered together; Attackers gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore at me and did not cease;

Context of Psalms 35:15

13But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered, 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. Yet, 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. 17O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue me from their attacks. Rescue my precious life from the lions.

Psalms 35:15 word by word

וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But in mine adversityצֶ֫לַעtsela‛ · stumblingH6761
• they rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and gathered themselves togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the abjectsנֵכֶהnêkeh · smittenH5222
• against me, and I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not; they did tearקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• and ceasedדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826

Cross-references for Psalms 35:15

• Psalms 35:25or think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”
• Psalms 41:8“A devilish disease has attached itself to him. He will never leave his sickbed.”
• Psalms 71:10My enemies talk about me. They watch me as they plot to take my life.
• Job 31:29“If I enjoyed the ruin of my enemy or celebrated when harm came to him
• Proverbs 17:5Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy ⌞to see someone’s⌟ distress will not escape punishment.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not be happy when your enemy falls, and do not feel glad when he stumbles.
• Psalms 38:17I am ready to fall. I am continually aware of my pain.
• Jeremiah 20:10I have heard many ⌞people⌟ whispering, “Terror is everywhere! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my closest friends are waiting to see me stumble. They say, “Maybe he will be tricked. Then we can overpower him and take revenge on him.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:6It isn’t happy when injustice is done, but it is happy with the truth.
• Psalms 22:16Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
• Job 30:1“But now those who are younger than I am laugh at me. I didn’t think their fathers were fit to sit with the dogs of my flock.
• Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the palace and gathered the whole troop around him.
• Acts 17:5Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
• Psalms 35:8Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
• Psalms 7:2Like a lion they will tear me to pieces and drag me off with no one to rescue me.

Commentaries on Psalms 35:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But in mine adversity they reioiced - How David was mocked and insulted in the case of Absalom's rebellion by Shimei and others, is well known. The abjects - נכים nechim, the smiters, probably hired assassins. They were everywhere lying in wait, to take away my life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But in mine adversity they rejoiced - Margin, as in Hebrew, “halting.” That is, when reverses and troubles came upon me; when, in my journey of life, I seemed to stumble. And gathered themselves together - Not to help me, but to oppose me, and to deride me. Yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me - The word rendered “abjects” - נכים nēkiym - has been very variously rendered. The Septuagint renders it: ́ mastiges “scourges;” so the…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. 15-1615-16. On the contrary, they rejoiced in his affliction. Halting, or, "lameness," as in Psa 38:17 for any distress. abjects--either as cripples (compare 2Sa 4:4), contemptible; or, degraded persons, such as had been beaten (compare Job 30:1-8). I knew it not--either the persons, or, reasons of such conduct. tear me, and ceased not--literally, "were not silent"--showing that the tearing meant slandering.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:15

• Character
• Enemy
• Friends
• Ingratitude
• Malice
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

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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