Psalms 35:17

Psalms 35:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
• New International Version (NIV)How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions.

Context of Psalms 35:17

15But at my stumbling they gathered in glee. Wretches gathered against me whom I did not know, tearing at me without ceasing. 16They mocked profanely, as if at a feast, they gnashed at me with their teeth. My Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages— my solitary existence from the lions. 18I praise You in the great assembly, acclaiming You among a throng of people. 19Do not let my deceitful enemies gloat over me without cause, nor let those who hate me for nothing wink an eye.

Psalms 35:17 word by word

אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• how long wilt thou look onרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• rescueשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• from their destructionsשׁוֹאshô' shô'âh shô'âh · ravageH7722
• my darlingיָחִידyâchîyd · onlyH3173
• from the lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Psalms 35:17

• Psalms 6:3Be gracious to me, Adonai, for I am weak. Heal me, Adonai— for my bones are shuddering with fear,
• Psalms 13:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
• Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs. No longer is there any prophet— and no one among us knows how long.
• Psalms 89:46You cut short the days of his youth. You covered him with shame. Selah
• Psalms 94:3How long will the wicked, Adonai, how long will the wicked gloat?
• Psalms 10:14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
• Habakkuk 1:13With eyes too pure to see evil You cannot look at such trouble! Why do You look at the treacherous? Why do You remain silent when a wicked one swallows up those more righteous than him?
• Psalms 22:20But You, Adonai, be not far off! O my strength! Come quickly to my aid!
• Psalms 57:4He will send from heaven and save me. He rebukes the one trampling on me. Selah God is sending His mercy and His truth.
• Psalms 69:14But as for me, my prayer to You, Adonai, is for a time of favor. O God, in Your great love, answer me with the truth of Your salvation.
• Psalms 142:6I have cried out to You, Adonai. I said: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Commentaries on Psalms 35:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17My darling - יחידתי yechidathi, my only one, Psalm 22:20. My united one, or He that is alone. Perhaps this may relate to Christ. See the note on Psalm 22:20.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? - How long wilt thou witness this without interposing to deliver me, and to punish those who treat me thus? God saw it all. He was able to save him that was thus persecuted and opposed. And yet he did not interpose. He seemed to pay no attention to it. He appeared to be indifferent to it. The psalmist, therefore, asks “how long” this was to continue. did not doubt that God would, at some thee, interpose and save him; but…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. 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. 1717. darling--(Compare Psa 22:20, 21).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 35:17

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Enemy

In the dictionaries

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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