Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 35:15
15But 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:1
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 King James Version (NKJV)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;
Context of Psalms 35:15
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 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: 16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:15 word by word
וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃Read the interlinear
- 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 would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
- Psalms 41:8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
- Psalms 71:10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
- Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
- Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
- Psalms 38:17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
- Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
- Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
- Psalms 69:12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
- Job 30:1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
- Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
- Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
- Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
- Psalms 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it 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
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- 1. Psalms 35:15 adversity: Heb. halting. ↩
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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