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Psalms 35:16
16They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.
Psalms 35:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
- New International Version (NIV)Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at me with their teeth.
Context of Psalms 35:16
14I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother. 15But 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. They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me. 17How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions! 18Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:16 word by word
בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָע֑וֹג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:16
- 1 Samuel 20:24So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat.
- Isaiah 1:14I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals. They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them!
- John 18:28Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
- Job 16:9God hates me and angrily tears me apart. He snaps his teeth at me and pierces me with his eyes.
- Lamentations 2:16All your enemies mock you. They scoff and snarl and say, “We have destroyed her at last! We have long waited for this day, and it is finally here!”
- Acts 7:54The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16With hypocritical mockers in feasts - These verses seem to be prophetic of the treatment of Christ. They did tear me, and I knew it not. They blindfolded and buffeted him; they placed him in such circumstances as not to be able to discern who insulted him, except by a supernatural knowledge. With hypocritical mockers in feasts may also relate prophetically to our Lord's sufferings. Herod clothed him in a purple robe, put a reed in his hand for a scepter…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16With hypocritical mockers in feasts - The word rendered hypocritical here - חנף chânêph - properly means people “profane, impious, abandoned.” It refers to such persons as are commonly found in scenes of revelry. The words rendered “mockers at feasts,” it is scarcely possible to render literally. The word translated, “mockers,” - לעג lâ‛êg - means properly one who stammers, or who speaks a foreign language; then, a jester, mocker, buffoon. The word…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. 16The psalmist's attackers gnashed their teeth to show their jealousy.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
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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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