Psalms 35:12

Psalms 35:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
• New International Version (NIV)They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.

Context of Psalms 35:12

10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from one who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the poor from one who robs him?” 11Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know. They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul. 13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, But my prayer kept returning to me. 14I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down in mourning, like one who mourns for a mother.

Psalms 35:12 word by word

יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

• repayשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• the bereavementשְׁכוֹלshekôl · bereavementH7908
• of my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 35:12

• Psalms 38:20And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
• Psalms 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without cause.
• 1 Samuel 19:4Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very beneficial to you.
• 1 Samuel 22:13Saul then said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as it is this day?”
• Proverbs 17:13One who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
• Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good in their behalf, So as to turn Your wrath away from them.
• John 10:32Jesus replied to them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”
• 1 Samuel 20:31For, as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now then, send men and bring him to me, for he is doomed to die!”
• Luke 23:21but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

Commentaries on Psalms 35:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12To the spoiling of my soul - To destroy my life; so נפש nephesh should be translated in a multitude of places, where our translators have used the word soul.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They rewarded me evil for good - They recompensed, or returned evil instead of good. The manner in which they did it he states in the following verses. To the spoiling of my soul - Margin, “depriving.” The Hebrew word means “the being forsaken,” or “abandoned.” The idea is, that owing to this conduct he was forsaken or abandoned by all in whom he might have put confidence.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

Topics related to Psalms 35:12

• Enemy
• Evil for Good
• Friends
• Good for Evil
• Ingratitude

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Clothing
• Gnash
• Rescue
• Seek
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

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