And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. Job 19:18; Job 30:1). Note, [1.] Humbled my soul with fasting. Those that hated David thought scorn, like Haman, to lay hands on him alone, but contrived to involve all the religious people of the land in the same ruin with him. 1. When God in his providence shows his good-will to the prosperity of his servants, and the pleasure he takes in it, we ought to acknowledge it with thankfulness, to his praise, and to say, The Lord be magnified. They treated him, who was the greatest blessing of his country, as if he had been the curse and plague of it; they hunted him as a dangerous beast of prey; they digged a pit for him and laid a net in it, that they might have him at their mercy, v. 7. Psalms 35:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible. [Note: On the practice of fasting, see Kent D. Berghuis, "A Biblical Perspective on Fasting," Bibliotheca Sacra 158:629 (January-March 2001):86-103.]. He discovered not only the tender affection of a man, but the pious affection of a saint. 1. Now when these people were sick, (1.) Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). A posture somewhat similar to this is referred to in the case of Elijah, 1 Kings 18:42 : "And he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees." Thus, therefore, from , like from , may mean smitten, men, i.e., men who are brought low or reduced (Hengstenberg). My prayer returned into, or was directed to, my bosom. (l) I prayed for them with inward affection, as I would have done for myself: or, I declared my affection with bowing down my head. i. 1. Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Of the many interpretations that are given of this passage, that appears to me the most probable which derives it from the posture of the worshipper; who standing with his head inclined downward toward his bosom, turned away his attention from all external objects, and uttered his mournful and earnest requests, as if they were directed to his own bosom. He felt that their restoration to health - that the preservation of their lives - depended on God, and he most earnestly and fervently pleaded in their behalf. so would we have it (v. 25), much more that he might not be reduced to such extremity that they should say, We have swallowed him up; for then they will reflect upon God himself. This is to the spoiling of his soul; this base unkind usage robs him of his comfort, and cuts him to the heart, more than anything else. This was the character of David's enemies (v. 12): They rewarded me evil for good. 4. 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. I am for peace, Ps 120 7. but according to 1 Kings 17:12, a cake of a round formation (like the Talmudic , a circle); , jeering, jesting. When they were sick, David prayed for their recovery and mourned over their condition. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Prayer is never lost: if it bless not those for whom intercession is made, it shall bless the intercessors. IV. But David is poor and needy, has nothing to make friends with, and therefore has none to take his part but men (as we say) of broken fortunes (1 Sam 22 2); and therefore no marvel that Saul spoiled him of what little he had got and the interest he had made. Observe, He mourned as for a brother or mother, which intimates that it is our duty, and well becomes us, to lay to heart the sickness, and sorrow, and death of our near relations. The posture of prayer with the head reclining toward the bosom is common among the Muslims, "Reland" de Religione Mohammetica, p. 87. How tenderly, and with what a cordial affection, he had behaved towards them in their afflictions (v. 13, 14): They were sick. Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those do you stone me? Verse Psalms 35:13. He prays that he might never be in such imminent danger as that they should say in their hearts, Ah! Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; This he complains of here as the highest piece of injustice imaginable: False witnesses did rise up, who would swear anything; they laid to my charge things that I knew not, nor ever thought of. They really would get upset.Now when Elisha was going up the hill, little kids came up from Bethel saying, "aha, aha, ye old bald man!" Let God be my salvation, not only my Saviour out of my present troubles, but my everlasting bliss. Personal benefit of intercessory prayer. The words were, as it were, muttered into his bosom. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother. b. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The king's word is a law, and every thing must be carried with a high hand; he has fields, and vineyards, and preferments, at his disposal, 1 Sam 22 7. John 10 32. (2.) This showed a noble spirit in David, and greatly aggravated the baseness of those who now so cruelly persecuted him. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Let me have inward comfort under all outward troubles, to support my soul. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. i. But in mine adversity they rejoiced ( Psalms 35:11-15 ), Now David is saying, "I was so good to them when they were in trouble. It would seem from this that the persons referred to, who now treated him with so much ingratitude, were those with whom he had been formerly intimately associated, or whom he had regarded as his personal friends, since it cannot be supposed that this deep sympathy would have been shown for those who were altogether strangers to him. Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Rhetorical questions expressed David's frustration and sought to move God to action (cf. [2.] If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. They seemed to be hardened in their sins, and to be of the number of those who have sinned unto death and are not to be prayed for, Jer 7 16; 11 14; 14 11; 1 John 5 16. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 2. He appeals to God against them, the God to whom vengeance belongs, appeals to his knowledge (v. 22): This thou hast seen. PLUS Save 20% for life! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. See Daniel 9:3; Matthew 17:21; Luke 2:37. I really wouldn't want to be one of David's enemies. (1.) And let them not rejoice over me. Notwithstanding the arts that were used to blacken David, and make him odious, and to frighten people from owning him, there were some that favoured his righteous cause, that knew he was wronged and bore a good affection to him; and he prays for them, (1.) There can be no reason to doubt that this is true "in fact;" and that prayer offered for others "does" bring back blessings to those who offer it. David mourned for them and sympathized with them in their grief. Acts 25 10, To the Jews have I done no wrong. Psalms 35:13 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org Psalm 35 by C. H. Spurgeon - Blue Letter Bible Compassion to the sick. 2. He thought God had forgotten him, had forgotten his promises to him, his covenant with him, his former lovingkindness which he had shown him and which he took to be an earnest of further mercy, had forgotten that there was such a man in the world, who needed and expected relief and succour from him. Christian sympathy even for the froward. (2.) my clothing was sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see Genesis 37:34; I humbled my soul with fasting; on the account of them, giving up himself to prayer for them, as follows: and my prayer returned into mine own bosom; that is, he prayed privately and heartily for them, as for himself; he was constant in it, his heart was in it, and he took delight in it, and he was heard and answered; unless the sense should be, that his prayer was slighted by them, and so returned back to himself, as a present despised is returned; but however it was not without its effect, the good for which he prayed for them was returned by the Lord unto him. ". 1. And who can stand before envy?Proverbs 27:4. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. But to suppose that this was the motive in the case is to suppose that the psalmist was wholly selfish, and would take away the very point of his observation about his prayer - that it was dictated by the sincerest love for them and true sympathy for their sufferings. Such a posture of devotion is in use both among Jews and Mohammedans. (2)The far more probable meaning, my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., was repeated over and over again; just as we say, the thought recurred to my mind. (Comp. It is a vexation of spirit which attends even a right work that for this a man is envied of his neighbour,Ecclesiastes 4:4. i. (2.) But as for me - The psalmist now contrasts their conduct with his own. Psalm 35:13 - NIV - Yet when they were ill, I put - Christianity This may be taken as a prayer for their repentance, for all penitents are put to shame for their sins and turned back from them. The words were, as it were, muttered into his bosom. Let the LORD be magnified, And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. This was the character of David's enemies (Psalms 35:12; Psalms 35:12): They rewarded me evil for good. David was looked upon with ill-will for no other reason than because he was caressed by the people. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. My prayer returned into mine own bosom. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. He thought God had forgotten him, had forgotten his promises to him, his covenant with him, his former lovingkindness which he had shown him and which he took to be an earnest of further mercy, had forgotten that there was such a man in the world, who needed and expected relief and succour from him. I humbled my soul with fasting - Margin, afflicted; so the Hebrew properly means. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing. Psalm 34. Psalm 35 1. What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Psalms 13 - Dr. Constable's Expository Notes - Bible Commentaries Or, as Dr. Hammond reads it, They shall be confounded, they shall be turned back. Psalm 35 Matthew Henry's Commentary - Bible Hub If they urge their suit in the law-court, Lord, meet them there, and beat them at their own weapons. The meaning is, that he showed the deepest sympathy in their distress by putting on the emblems of humiliation or mourning. . Orient. David was a man of war, and of a bold stout spirit, and yet was thus susceptible of the impressions of sympathy, forgot the bravery of the hero, and seemed wholly made up of love and pity; it was a rare composition of hardiness and tenderness, courage and compassion, in the same breast. . Psalms 35:13 Meaning and Commentary Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; This is the plural for the generic word for God. I. [Note: Ibid., p. It might also, after the Arabic nawika, to be injured in mind, anwak, stupid, silly (from the same root , to prick, smite, wound, cf. He complains of their wrongful dealing 22. (2.) my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., but, my prayer returned into mine own bosom , And my prayer returned into mine own bosom, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom, for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The language alternates between legal and military terminology. He prays to God to protect and deliver him, and appear for him (ver 1, 2), to comfort him (ver 3), to be nigh to him and rescue him (ver 17, 22), to plead his cause (ver 23, 24), to defeat all the designs of his enemies against him (ver 3, 4), to disappoint their expectations of his fall (ver 19, 25, 26), and, lastly, to countenance all his friends, and encourage them (ver 27. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. the common phrase for thoughts coming upon the heart, Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 7:31, etc.) The Hebrew verb has this frequentative sense in one of its conjugations. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. Nay, he had deserved well not only of the public in general, but of those particular persons that were now most bitter against him. This instance of the wrong done to David was typical, and had its accomplishment in the Son of David, against whom false witnesses did arise, Matt 26 60. Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. They had carried on their plots against him with a great degree of secresy (v. 15): "I knew it not, till long after, when they themselves gloried in it; but thy eye was upon them in their close cabals and thou art a witness of all they have said and done against me and thy people." . The meaning is, that he showed the deepest sympathy in their distress by putting on the emblems of humiliation or mourning. ; and Reland de Relig. Such has often been the hard fate of the best of men. Commentary on Psalms 35 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible But this was not all. I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. Call a man ungrateful and you can call him no worse. 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. Well, might he call them abjects, for nothing could be more vile and sordid than to triumph in the fall of a man of such unstained honour and consummate virtue. Psalm 35:13 in all English translations. IV. With his prayers he joined humiliation and self-affliction, both in his diet (he fasted, at least from pleasant bread) and in his dress; he clothed himself with sackcloth, thus expressing his grief, not only for their affliction, but for their sin; for this was the guise and practice of a penitent. Do We See Any Gospel Connections in the Book of Numbers? B. Psalms 35:13-14 13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. of 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord. The "aha, aha" was evidently a nasty kind of a derisive thing. Probably it was then well known whom he meant; it may be Saul himself for one, whom he was sent for to attend upon when he was melancholy and ill, and to whom he was serviceable to drive away the evil spirit, not with his harp, but with his prayers; to others of the courtiers, it is likely, he had shown this respect, while he lived at court, who now were, of all others, most abusive to him. A great deal of good service he had done to his king, witness his harp, witness Goliath's sword, witness the foreskins of the Philistines; and yet his king vowed his death, and his country was made too hot for him. a. Meals so characterize Jesus' ministry that Robert J. Karris 2 concluded, "In Luke's Gospel Jesus is either going to a meal, at a . We may request cookies to be set on your device. He discovered not only the tender affection of a man, but the pious affection of a saint. His prayer to God to manifest himself both for him and to him, in this trial. David here shows. Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; 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. The idea is, that he did all that was understood to be connected with the deepest humiliation before God, and that would fit the mind for earnest prayer in their behalf. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. C. Simeon. 2. He does not identify them, but it's likely these were people aligned with either Saul (1 Samuel 19:1-2) or Absalom (2 Samuel 15:13-14). This , which even Rashi interprets in substantially the same manner, stands either in a logical co-ordinate relation (vid., on Isaiah 19:11) or in a logical as well as grammatical subordinate relation to its regens . You can also change some of your preferences. The apostles were made a spectacle to the world. See how much the honours, estates, liberties, and lives, even of the best men, lie at the mercy of the worst, against whose false oaths innocency itself is no fence; and what reason we have to acknowledge with thankfulness the hold God has of the consciences even of bad men, to which it is owing that there is not more mischief done in that way than is. They gnash upon him with their teeth after the manner of the profanest among those, by whom their neighbour's honour is sold for a delicate morsel. II. They are the ministers of his justice, as well as of his mercy. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Psalm 13 Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Herein he was a type of Christ, to whom this wicked world was very ungrateful. 118.). 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. Note, (1.) What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? ichtalla, to be pierced through equals mad), be understood as those mentally deranged, enraged at nothing or without cause. Joy in God and in his salvation is the only true, solid, satisfying joy. The deliverance celebrated in that psalm is now seen to be not invariably swift or painless, but subject, if God wills, to agonizing delays." God knew that they were, without cause, his enemies, and that they had, without cause, digged pits for him, v. 7. Psalm 35:14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. But as for me, when they were sick,. Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see. 2. and whose comedies, it is likely, were acted at feasts and balls, chose David for their subject, bantered and abused him, while the auditory, in token of their agreement with the plot, hummed, and gnashed upon him with their teeth. Much like Psalm 23 ends in abundance, so Jesus concludes this parable in an abundant image of his care, described so beautifully in the First Nations Version of the Gospel of John: "Following the Shepherd, they will go in and out and find good food to eat. David was the fool in the play, and his disappointment all the table-talk of the hypocritical mockers at feasts; it was the song of the drunkards. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. But the former definition of the notion of the word is favoured by the continuation of the idea of the verbal adjective by , persons of whom I have hitherto taken no notice because they were far removed from me, i.e., men belonging to the dregs of the people (cf. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. It was also with reference to prayer in their behalf; and to fasting, that he put on these marks of grief. That they might rejoice with him in his joys. Psalm 35 NIV - Of David. Contend, LORD, with those who - Bible Gateway The Hebrew verb has this frequentative sense in one of its conjugations. 1. Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause: Through the psalms in general, we see that David did not think of himself as perfect in a sinless sense. Jesus takes, blesses, breaks, and gives the bread to them (Luke 24:30), the same sequence of actions we recall from his final meal (22:19). The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. He knows that only God can keep him going and preserve him from their attacks (15-18). 1. Prov 27 4. Psalm 35 David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Thus, when the Son of David was run upon by the rulers, the people cried, Crucify him, crucify him. and whose comedies, it is likely, were acted at feasts and balls, chose David for their subject, bantered and abused him, while the auditory, in token of their agreement with the plot, hummed, and gnashed upon him with their teeth. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. He prays earnestly to God to appear graciously for him and his friends, against his and their enemies, that by his providence the struggle might issue to the honour and comfort of David and to the conviction and confusion of his persecutors. Verse 13. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. This is the view of Ewald and Delitzsch, but seems prosaic. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it ( Psalms 35:15-21 ). It is the character of the godly in the land that they are the quiet in the land, that they live in all dutiful subjection to government and governors, in the Lord, and endeavour, as much as in them lies, to live peaceably with all men, however they may have been misrepresented as enemies to Csar and hurtful to kings and provinces. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . If we be at any time charged with what we are innocent of let us not think it strange, as though some new thing happened to us; so persecuted they the prophets, even the great prophet. Click on the different category headings to find out more. What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? Humbled my soul with fasting. Publicly, as one that took a pleasure in owning his obligations to his God, so far was he from being ashamed of them. New International Version Update. But as for me, when they were sick Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see ( Genesis 37:34 ) ; I humbled my soul with fasting; on the account of them, giving up himself to prayer for them, as follows: and my prayer returned into mine own bosom; that is, he prayed privately and heartily for them, as for himself; he was constant in it, his heart was in it, and he took delight in it, and he was heard and answered; unless the sense should be, that his prayer was slighted by them, and so returned back to himself, as a present despised is returned; but however it was not without its effect, the good for which he prayed for them was returned by the Lord unto him. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me. Such has often been the hard fate of the best of men. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. He prays that God would stop their way (v. 3), that they might not overtake him when he fled from them. i. He will praise him as one of peerless and unparalleled perfection. He appeals to God's justice: Awake to my judgment, even to my cause, and let it have a hearing at thy bar, v. 23. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. ], 2. Herein he was a type of Christ. 1 O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. They will follow him, for they know his voice. Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. The comedians, who may fitly be called hypocritical mockers (for which does a hypocrite signify but a stage-player?) Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 35:13 Commentary on Psalm 35:11-16 (Read Psalm 35:11-16) Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 13, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2014. What does Psalm chapter 35 mean? | BibleRef.com By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. My clothing was sackcloth - Compare the notes at Psalm 30:11. Verse 13. When they were sick This might refer to the case of Absalom, who was much beloved of his father, and for whose life and prosperity he no doubt often prayed, wept, and fasted. Exodus 2:24-25 ). Psalms 35 - Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible - StudyLight.org Verse 1. Proud member It was an awful thing when you say, "aha, aha." III. Those that make God their enemy make all the holy angels their enemies. Psalm 35 Commentary - Explaining The Book David had been a man of sympathy; he had mourned when Saul was in ill health, putting on the weeds of sorrow for him as though he were a near and dear friend. (1-3) David pleads to God for defense. It is supposed that Saul and his party are the persons he means, for with them he had the greatest struggles. Mine enemies great design is to magnify themselves, verse 26, but my chief desire is that God may be magnified. (Poole), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. Let me have that salvation not only which he is the author of, but which consists in his favour; and let me know my interest in it; let me have the comfortable assurance of it in my own breast." XXXV. Psalm 35:13 KRV - | Biblia Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 2. Since Davids enemies have the ferocity of men in battle, David asks God to deal with them accordingly and fight against them as a warrior (1-3). Note, Even the palaces and courts of princes are not exempt from the jurisdiction of death and the visitation of sickness. They tore him, rent his good name without mercy, said all the ill they could of him and fastened upon him all the reproach their cursed wit and malice could reach to.

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