Psalms 35:25

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

In Context

24Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:

26Let them turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune,—Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:19I, am of the peaceable among the faithful in Israel,—thou, art seeking to put to death a city, and a mother in Israel, wherefore wouldst thou swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?

Psalms 27:12Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.

Psalms 56:1Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

Psalms 70:3Let them turn back, on account of their own shame, Who are saying, Aha! Aha!

Psalms 124:3Then, alive, had they swallowed us up, in the glow of their anger against us;

Lamentations 2:16All thy foes, have opened wide, over thee their mouth, They have hissed, and gnashed their teeth, They have said—We have swallowed [her] up! Surely, this, is the day for which we have waited, We have found! We have seen!

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 →

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