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 Living Translation (NLT)But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don’t even know; they slander me constantly.

Context of Psalms 35:15

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. 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; 16With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth. 17Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the 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 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
• Psalms 41:8“An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
• Job 31:29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him
• Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
• Psalms 38:17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I heard many mocking: “Fear on every side!” “Report,” they say, “and we will report it!” All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he can be induced; Then we will prevail against him, And we will take our revenge on him.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:6does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
• Psalms 22:16For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
• Job 30:1“But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.
• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.
• Psalms 7:2Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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

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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