His appeal to God concerning his integrity and the justice of his cause. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. It does, in a peculiar manner, belong to the Father of spirits, therefore claim thy own; it is thine, save it. He prays that his enemies might not have cause to rejoice (v. 19): Let them not rejoice over me (and again, v. 24); not so much because it would be a mortification to him to be trampled upon the abjects, as because it would turn to the dishonour of God and the reproach of his confidence in God. But cannot by itself mean smiters with the tongue. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. There remains (1) the literal, and my prayer turned upon my bosom, referring to the posture described in Psalm 35:14. David prayed to God to manifest himself in his trial. Verse 13. (2.) God had apparently forgotten His servant or was hiding from him (cf. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. of but according to 1 Kings 17:12, a cake of a round formation (like the Talmudic , a circle); , jeering, jesting. 1 O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Salem Media Group. does not mean scorn or buffoonery, as Bttcher and Hitzig imagine, (Note: The Talmudic (), B. Sanhedrin 101b, which is said to mean "a jesting way of speaking," has all the less place here, as the reading wavers between () and .). To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. , Job 30:6, to be driven forth with a whip, after which the lxx renders it , Symm. Such has often been the hard fate of the best of men. But 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. Commentary on Psalms 35 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible Compassion to the sick. (2.) 2. When Saul would have David attainted of treason, in order to his being outlawed, perhaps he did it with the formalities of a legal prosecution, produced witnesses who swore some treasonable words or overt acts against him, and he being not present to clear himself (or, if he was, it was all the same), Saul adjudged him a traitor. David had been a man of sympathy; he had mourned when Saul was in ill health, putting on the weeds of sorrow for him as though he were a near and dear friend. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. David here shows. my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., but, my prayer returned into mine own bosom , And my prayer returned into mine own bosom, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom, for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. VERSE Psalms 35:13 "But 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." King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse Next Verse > View Chapter Psalms 35:13 Context Psalms 35:13-14 13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. A posture somewhat similar to this is referred to in the case of Elijah, 1 Kings 18:42 : And he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. The posture of prayer with the head reclining toward the bosom is common among the Muslims, Reland de Religione Mohammetica, p. 87. To my cause, my God and my Lord. Let me have inward comfort under all outward troubles, to support my soul. (2)The far more probable meaning, my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., was repeated over and over again; just as we say, "the thought recurred to my mind." Asaph wrote 12 (Psalms 50, 73-83). I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Verse 13. Who rejoice at my hurt; His heart went into mourning for his sick master. 1. Say to me, "I am your salvation." 4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin Jarchi explains this as meaning that he sought the same for those who were now his enemies which he would for himself, or that he desired that that should come into his own bosom which he sought for them. (1.) When he fell under the frowns of Saul, was banished the court, and persecuted as a criminal, they were pleased, were glad at his calamities, and got together in their drunken clubs to make themselves and one another merry with the disgrace of this great favourite. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. When my prayers returned to me unanswered, 14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. Truly, the saints can afford to wait. (Spurgeon). Ingratitude. Bible > Commentaries > Psalm 35:3 . This he complains of here as the highest piece of injustice imaginable: False witnesses did rise up, who would swear anything; they laid to my charge things that I knew not, nor ever thought of. the common phrase for thoughts coming upon the heart, Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 7:31, etc.) Such has often been the hard fate of the best of men. Psalms 35:13 in Other Translations - Bible Study Tools Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. When Saul would have David attainted of treason, in order to his being outlawed, perhaps he did it with the formalities of a legal prosecution, produced witnesses who swore some treasonable words or overt acts against him, and he being not present to clear himself (or, if he was, it was all the same), Saul adjudged him a traitor. Proud member Herein he was a type of Christ, to whom this wicked world was very ungrateful. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Psalm 35:13, 14. All rights reserved. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. Lord, who is like unto thee? ( Psalms 35:7-10 ). Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Jarchi explains this as meaning that he sought the same for those who were now his enemies which he would for himself, or that he desired that that should come into his own bosom which he sought for them. Psalms 35:13-14 Meaning and Commentary - Bible Study Tools They gnashed upon him with their teeth; they never spoke of him but with the greatest indignation imaginable, as those that would have eaten him up if they could. III. It might also, after the Arabic nawika, to be injured in mind, anwak, stupid, silly (from the same root , to prick, smite, wound, cf. 1. Psalm 35 by C. H. Spurgeon - Blue Letter Bible They gnashed upon him with their teeth; they never spoke of him but with the greatest indignation imaginable, as those that would have eaten him up if they could. His own deliverance, not the others destruction, makes the singer joyful in Jehovah. (Maclaren). Psalms 35:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible. He was concerned for their precious souls, and, since he helped them with his prayers to God for mercy and grace; and the prayers of one who had so great an interest in heaven were of more value than perhaps they knew or considered. Proud member 14 I went about mourning . David was looked upon with ill-will for no other reason than because he was caressed by the people. He discovered not only the tender affection of a man, but the pious affection of a saint. It is really a combination of three laments. They tore him, rent his good name without mercy, said all the ill they could of him and fastened upon him all the reproach their cursed wit and malice could reach to. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Note, Even the palaces and courts of princes are not exempt from the jurisdiction of death and the visitation of sickness. God alone can defend him against his attackers (9-10).Davids sorrow is the more painful when he remembers that those who now fight against him are those whom he helped, sympathized with and prayed for when they were sick or in trouble (11-14). If God be our friend, no matter who is our enemy. My God and my Lord: Here David used another word in the Hebrew vocabulary for God, the word Elohim commonly translated as God. They took a great deal of pains in persecuting him, for they digged a pit (Ps 7 15); and very close and crafty they were in carrying on their designs; the old serpent taught them subtlety: they hid their net from David and his friends; but in vain, for they could not hide it from God. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. We ought to apply it to the public enemies of Christ and his kingdom, typified by David and his kingdom, to resent the indignities done to Christ's honour, to pray to God to plead the just and injured cause of Christianity and serious godliness, and to believe that God will, in due time, glorify his own name in the ruin of all the irreconcilable enemies of his church, that will not repent to give him glory. a. He discovered not only the tender affection of a man, but the pious affection of a saint. (1.) They are hoping that David will soon be caught, so that they can pounce on him and destroy him. Personal benefit of intercessory prayer. Though the people of God are, and study to be, a quiet people, yet it has been the common practice of their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. [Note: On the practice of fasting, see Kent D. Berghuis, "A Biblical Perspective on Fasting," Bibliotheca Sacra 158:629 (January-March 2001):86-103.]. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. God knew that they were, without cause, his enemies, and that they had, without cause, digged pits for him, v. 7. ". ], 2. Psalm 35 David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far from me. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Note, [1.] This is the view of Ewald and Delitzsch, but seems prosaic. III. It was so to St. Paul. It is the character of the godly in the land that they are the quiet in the land, that they live in all dutiful subjection to government and governors, in the Lord, and endeavour, as much as in them lies, to live peaceably with all men, however they may have been misrepresented as enemies to Csar and hurtful to kings and provinces. He felt that their restoration to health - that the preservation of their lives - depended on God, and he most earnestly and fervently pleaded in their behalf. As God's angels encamp against those that fight against him. (2.) It would seem from this that the persons referred to, who now treated him with so much ingratitude, were those with whom he had been formerly intimately associated, or whom he had regarded as his personal friends, since it cannot be supposed that this deep sympathy would have been shown for those who were altogether strangers to him. ). There remains (1) the literal, and my prayer turned upon my bosom, referring to the posture described in Psalm 35:14. We find how patiently he bore Shimei's curses (so let him curse, for the Lord has bidden him); and we cannot suppose that he who was so meek in his conversation would give vent to any intemperate heat or passion in his devotion; but, by the spirit of prophecy, he foretels the just judgments of God that would come upon them for their great wickedness, their malice, cruelty, and perfidiousness, and especially the enmity to the counsels of God, the interests of religion, and that reformation which they knew David, if ever he had power in his hand, would be an instrument of. IV. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: and I will praise thee among much people. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother. And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. The adjective signifies elsewhere with , one who is smitten in the feet, i.e., one who limps or halts, and with , but also without any addition, in Isaiah 16:7, one smitten in spirit, i.e., one deeply troubled or sorrowful. It seems that this psalm also was written during the time of Davids flight from Saul. Read Chapter Compare Psalms 35:13-14 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 35 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. 1 Of David. He appeals to God's justice: Awake to my judgment, even to my cause, and let it have a hearing at thy bar, v. 23. 1. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Note, Even the palaces and courts of princes are not exempt from the jurisdiction of death and the visitation of sickness. 1 Kings 18:42, where, however, there is no express mention of prayer.) Yet in many of the disputes with his enemies, he had no problem seeing that he was on Gods side and they were not. This is the view of Ewald and Delitzsch, but seems prosaic. 3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. b. In sadness (Psalm 35:11-12), David reflects on the compassionate treatment he showed his foes before they turned against him. Bible > Commentaries > Psalm 35:13 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Psalm 35:13 And who can stand before envy? We don't think of it today saying, "aha, aha" as being such an evil, contemptuous kind of thing, but in those days, man, it was really evil and contemptuous. Let the LORD be magnified, Rhetorical questions expressed David's frustration and sought to move God to action (cf. This is the plural for the generic word for God. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. David lamented the unjustified opposition of his enemies in this psalm and called on God to deliver him. Commentary on Psalms 13 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it ( Psalms 35:15-21 ). ichtalla, to be pierced through equals mad), be understood as those mentally deranged, enraged at nothing or without cause. Orient. C. Prayer for justice on David's behalf against false friends who became his enemies ( Psalms 35:19 . I humbled my soul with fasting - Margin, afflicted; so the Hebrew properly means. The deliverance celebrated in that psalm is now seen to be not invariably swift or painless, but subject, if God wills, to agonizing delays." Or, as Dr. Hammond reads it, They shall be confounded, they shall be turned back. With his prayers he joined humiliation and self-affliction, both in his diet (he fasted, at least from pleasant bread) and in his dress; he clothed himself with sackcloth, thus expressing his grief, not only for their affliction, but for their sin; for this was the guise and practice of a penitent. Those that do not are justly stigmatized as without natural affection. His prospect of the destruction of his enemies, which he prays for, not in malice or revenge. II. Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those do you stone me? He will praise God with the whole man, with all that is within him, and with all the strength and vigour of his soul, intimated by his bones, which are within the body and are the strength of it. 2 Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. He thought of the people of God enlarging the LORD in their hearts and minds, and of his continual praise to God (my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long). Exodus 2:24-25 ). 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. David prayed to God to manifest himself in his trial. This showed a noble spirit in David, and greatly aggravated the baseness of those who now so cruelly persecuted him. But this is not the worst of it. Let me have that salvation not only which he is the author of, but which consists in his favour; and let me know my interest in it; let me have the comfortable assurance of it in my own breast." And let them not rejoice over me. Jesus takes, blesses, breaks, and gives the bread to them (Luke 24:30), the same sequence of actions we recall from his final meal (22:19). His fasting also put an edge upon his praying, and was an expression of the fervour of it; he was so intent in his devotions that he had no appetite to meat, nor would allow himself time for eating: "My prayer returned into my own bosom; I had the comfort of having done my duty, and of having approved myself a loving neighbour, though I could not thereby win upon them nor make them my friends."
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