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 at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing. 16Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth. Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from the lions. 18I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng. 19Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

Psalms 35:17 word by word

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

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• will You lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Rescueשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• from their ravagesשׁוֹאshô' shô'âh shô'âh · ravageH7722
• onlyיָחִידyâchîyd · onlyH3173
• from the lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Psalms 35:17

• Psalms 6:3And my soul is greatly dismayed; But You, O Lord--how long?
• Psalms 13:1How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
• Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
• Psalms 89:46How long, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?
• Psalms 94:3How long shall the wicked, O Lord, How long shall the wicked exult?
• Psalms 10:14You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.
• Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, And You can not look on wickedness with favor. Why do You look with favor On those who deal treacherously? Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up Those more righteous than they?
• Psalms 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.
• Psalms 69:14Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.
• Psalms 142:6Give heed to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me.

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