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

13When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) 14I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. 16When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me. 17O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young 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 35:25Do not let them say to themselves, “Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have devoured him!”
• Psalms 41:8They say, ‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.
• Job 31:29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him –
• Proverbs 17:5The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
• Psalms 38:17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, “Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, “Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.
• Psalms 22:16Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.
• Job 30:1“But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.
• Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.
• Psalms 35:8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
• Psalms 7:2Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able 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