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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!

Context of Psalms 35:17

15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing. 16Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me. How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions. 18I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you. 19Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

Psalms 35:17 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• how long wilt thou look onרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• rescueשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• from their destructionsשׁוֹאshô' shô'âh shô'âh · ravageH7722
• my darlingיָחִידyâchîyd · onlyH3173
• from the lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Psalms 35:17

• Psalms 6:3My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
• Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• Psalms 74:9We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
• Psalms 89:46How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
• Psalms 94:3How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
• Psalms 10:14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
• Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
• Psalms 22:20Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
• Psalms 57:4I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Psalms 69:14Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.
• Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, 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

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
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• Darling
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• Lions
• Rescue
• Seek
• Lion
• Look
• Pentateuch

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