Psalms 35:21
Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
In Context
22You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.
Cross References
Psalms 22:13\22:12\A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
Psalms 40:15\40:14\Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.
Psalms 54:7\54:5\Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.
Isaiah 9:12Aram on the east, and the Philistines on the west, who have come against Israel with open mouths. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Ezekiel 25:3And say to the children of Ammon, Give ear to the word of the Lord; this is what the Lord has said: Because you said, Aha! against my holy place when it was made unclean, and against the land of Israel when it was made waste, and against the people of Judah when they were taken away as prisoners;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:18-28
Sorrowful Complaints; David's Appeal and Prayer to God. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 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. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth… Read the whole commentary →