Psalms 35:16

With hypocritical babbling mockers, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

In Context

15But in my downfall they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; there gathered themselves together against me abject wretches, whom I knew not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

17O Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, from the young lions my solitary spirit.

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Cross References

Job 16:9In his wrath he teareth me to pieces, and assaileth me: he gnasheth over me with his teeth; my adversary sendeth threatening looks at me.

Isaiah 1:14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they are become a burden unto me; I am weary to bear them,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:12-17

Prayer for Deliverance; Sorrowful Complaints. 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 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. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves… Read the whole commentary →

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