New King James Version
Psalms 35:12
12They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul.
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 Living Translation (NLT)They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.
Context of Psalms 35:12
10All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?” 11Fierce witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know. They reward me evil for good, To the sorrow of my soul. 13But as for me, when they were sick, My clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; And my prayer would return to my own heart. 14I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:12 word by word
יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה שְׁכ֣וֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 35:12
- Psalms 38:20Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.
- Psalms 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
- 1 Samuel 19:4Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.
- 1 Samuel 22:13Then Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?”
- Proverbs 17:13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
- Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them.
- John 10:32Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
- 1 Samuel 20:31For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”
- Luke 23:21But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, 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
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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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