Psalms 35:21
They shout at me, to accuse me, saying, “We saw the wrong things that you did!”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
In Context
22Yahweh, you have seen these things, so do not be silent! Do not stay far from me!
Cross References
Psalms 22:13They are like roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] and eat; they rush toward me to kill me; they are like lions that have their mouths open, ready to tear their victims to pieces [MET].
Psalms 40:15I hope/desire that those who make fun of me will be dismayed when you defeat them.
Psalms 54:7you have rescued me from all my troubles, and I have seen that you have defeated my enemies.
Isaiah 9:12The army of Syria came from the east, and the army of Philistia came from the west, and they destroyed Israel like a wild animal tears another animal apart and [MET] devours it. But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them. He was ready to strike them with his fist again.
Ezekiel 25:3Say about them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “You shouted joyfully when my temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, and when the country/land of Israel was ruined, and when the people of Judah were ◄exiled/forced to go► to Babylonia.
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 →