Psalms 35:21
Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
In Context
22Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:
Cross References
Psalms 22:13They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring.
Psalms 40:15Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!
Psalms 54:7For, out of all distress, hath he rescued me,—And, upon my foes, hath, mine own eye, looked.
Isaiah 9:12Syrians before and Philistines behind, Thus have they devoured Israel with open mouth,—For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Ezekiel 25:3So then thou shalt say to the sons of Ammon, Hear ye the word of My Lord Yahweh: Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh: Because thou saidst Aha! Against my sanctuary when it was profaned. And against the soil of Israel when it was laid waste, And against the house of Judah when they went into exile.
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 →