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Psalms 35:19
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 35:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
Context of Psalms 35:19
17How 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. Do 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. 20They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. 21They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:19 word by word
אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:19
- Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
- Psalms 13:4and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
- Psalms 25:2I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
- Psalms 38:16For I said, “Do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”
- John 16:20Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Revelation 11:7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.
- Psalms 38:19Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.
- Job 15:12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
- Proverbs 6:13who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
- Proverbs 10:10Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
- Psalms 109:3With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.
- Psalms 119:161Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
- 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
- Lamentations 3:52Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
- John 15:25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’
Commentaries on Psalms 35:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19That are mine enemies - Saul and his courtiers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me - Margin, “falsely.” Literally, “My enemies of falsehood;” that is, who are “falsely” my foes; who have no just cause for being opposed to me. Compare Matthew 5:11. David was conscious that he had done them no wrong, or that he had given no occasion for their conduct toward him, and hence, his prayer is simply a request that justice might be done. Neither let them wink with the eye - Compare…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. 19John applied this claim of innocence (see also Psalm 69:4) to Jesus (John 15:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. enemies wrongfully--by false and slanderous imputations. wink with the eye--an insulting gesture (Pr 6:13). without a cause--manifests more malice than having a wrong cause.Read the comment
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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
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