XXXV. He prays that his enemies might not have cause to rejoice (v. 19): Let them not rejoice over me (and again, v. 24); not so much because it would be a mortification to him to be trampled upon the abjects, as because it would turn to the dishonour of God and the reproach of his confidence in God. Ingratitude. 1Kings 18:42, where, however, there is no express mention of prayer.) 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. This is the view of Ewald and Delitzsch, but seems prosaic. Salem Media Group. " Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me ." Plead against those who plead against me; strive with my strivers; contend with my contenders. Or, as Dr. Hammond reads it, They shall be confounded, they shall be turned back. Who favor my righteous cause; They are hoping that David will soon be caught, so that they can pounce on him and destroy him. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! He refers to the recollections of his past life, and to the acts of kindness which he had shown to them in thees of trouble, as more deeply marking the evils of their own conduct now. And what remarkable language we now meet with in Psalm 35:16! Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. 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. The adjective signifies elsewhere with , one who is smitten in the feet, i.e., one who limps or halts, and with , but also without any addition, in Isaiah 16:7, one smitten in spirit, i.e., one deeply troubled or sorrowful. 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. It is a vexation of spirit which attends even a right work that for this a man is envied of his neighbour, Eccl 4 4. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. Though they should in some degree prevail, yet he foresees that it would be to their own ruin at last: They shall be as chaff before the wind, so unable will wicked men be to stand before the judgments of God and so certainly will they be driven away by them, Ps 1 4. Click on the different category headings to find out more. My prayer returned into mine own bosom. When Saul would have David attainted of treason, in order to his being outlawed, perhaps he did it with the formalities of a legal prosecution, produced witnesses who swore some treasonable words or overt acts against him, and he being not present to clear himself (or, if he was, it was all the same), Saul adjudged him a traitor. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. IV. The spear was a weapon of "attack." The parts of armor referred to in Psalm 35:2 were designed for defense. ( Psalms 35:7-10 ). 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. 2. he humbled himself, fasted, and prayed on their behalf 3. he mourned for them (as for a close friend or brother) 4. he mourned for them (as for his own mother) There is a visible contrast between how the faithful follower acts and the faithless ones act! 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. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!" Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. i. Prov 27 4. Sometimes adonai has the sense of Sir and sometimes it has the sense of God. For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. It was also with reference to prayer in their behalf; and to fasting, that he put on these marks of grief. When they were sick - Compare the notes at Job 30:25. Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those do you stone me? 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. II. IV. The language alternates between legal and military terminology. Let God be my salvation, not only my Saviour out of my present troubles, but my everlasting bliss. 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.) He prayed for them. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It does, in a peculiar manner, belong to the Father of spirits, therefore claim thy own; it is thine, save it. Proud member 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. The posture of prayer with the head reclining toward the bosom is common among the Muslims, Reland de Religione Mohammetica, p. 87. It seemed that God was too passive, so David cried out for Him to stir up Yourself and to awake on Davids behalf. Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? If God, by his Spirit, witness to our spirits that he is our salvation, we need desire no more to make us happy. 1 Kings 18:42, where, however, there is no express mention of prayer.) Psalm 69:10,11 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. Even chaff before the wind may perhaps be stopped, and find a place of rest, and, though the way be dark and slippery, it is possible that a man may keep his footing; but it is here foretold that the angel of the Lord shall chase them (v. 5) so that they shall find no rest, shall persecute them (v. 6) so that they cannot possibly escape the pit of destruction. I. , Jeremiah 18:18. We shall not lose by the good offices we have done to any, how ungrateful soever they are; for our rejoicing will be this, the testimony of our conscience. If a fellow-subject had wronged him, he might have appealed to his prince, as St. Paul did to Csar; but, when his prince wronged him, he appealed to his God, who is prince and Judge of the kings of the earth: Plead my cause, O Lord! 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 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. And now another prophecy relating to Christ. 118.). Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it! We must be earnest to keep the line of demarcation broad and clear. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. David was looked upon with ill-will for no other reason than because he was caressed by the people. A lament over unjust opposition 35:11-18. 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. 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. They were very unrighteous; they were his enemies wrongfully, for he never gave them any provocation: They hated him without a cause; nay, for that for which they ought rather to have loved and honoured him. David lamented the unjustified opposition of his enemies in this psalm and called on God to deliver him. And who can stand before envy?Proverbs 27:4. And let them say continually, Humbled my soul with fasting. 2. His true sympathy for his foes in their previous sorrow is shamefully returned in the form of evil for good ( Psalms 35:11-18 ). He subjected himself to the pains of hunger, that he might be better prepared to offer fervent and acceptable prayer. 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 ( Psalms 35:1-4 ). Note, Even the palaces and courts of princes are not exempt from the jurisdiction of death and the visitation of sickness. a. Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication: David was confident that he was on Gods side in his contention with his enemies, yet he longed for God to actively vindicate him. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. The circumstances are partly similar to. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. My clothing was sackcloth - Compare the notes at Psalms 30:11. The comedians, who may fitly be called hypocritical mockers (for which does a hypocrite signify but a stage-player?) David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom - DeWette explains this as meaning, I prayed with my head sunk on my bosom; that is, with the head bowed down, so that the prayer which went out of Iris lips seemed to return again to his own bosom - that earnest prayer which one offers when the head is bowed with sorrow. Korah's descendants were responsible for 10 (Psalms 42, 44-49, 84, 87-88). When they were sick, David prayed for their recovery and mourned over their condition. 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. David here shows. He prays that God would stop their way (v. 3), that they might not overtake him when he fled from them. The is not the Beth of companionship or fellowship, to express which or (Hosea 7:5) would have been used, but Beth essentiae or the Beth of characterisation: in the character of the most abject examples of this class of men do they gnash upon him with their teeth. He will praise God with the whole man, with all that is within him, and with all the strength and vigour of his soul, intimated by his bones, which are within the body and are the strength of it. Verse 13. So this is one of those psalms where David is praying God's judgment and all against his enemies. a. His prospect of the destruction of his enemies, which he prays for, not in malice or revenge. Bible > Commentaries > Psalm 35:3 . We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. 3 Brandish spear and javelin[ a] against those who pursue me. David was looked upon with ill-will for no other reason than because he was caressed by the people. Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those do you stone me? the common phrase for thoughts coming upon the heart, Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 7:31, etc.) Who exalt themselves against me. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. All rights reserved. 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. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing. Read Chapter Compare Psalms 35:13-14 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 35 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. pass sentence upon this appeal, according to the righteousness of thy nature and government," v. 24. 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. And these predictions look further, and read the doom of the enemies of Christ and his kingdom, as appears by comparing Rom 11 9, 10. If God, by his Spirit, witness to our spirits that he is our salvation, we need desire no more to make us happy. aha! 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." Thus, when the Son of David was run upon by the rulers, the people cried, Crucify him, crucify him. My clothing was sackcloth - Compare the notes at Psalm 30:11. Verse 13. This You have seen, O LORD: Thou hast seen is a perfect foil to the enemys cry, our eyes have seen it! (Kidner). . 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; They were not related to him; he was under no obligations to them; he would lose nothing by their death, but perhaps be a gainer by it; and yet he behaved himself as though they had been his nearest relations, purely from a principle of compassion and humanity. Nay, he had deserved well not only of the public in general, but of those particular persons that were now most bitter against him. The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 13, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2014. We find how patiently he bore Shimei's curses (so let him curse, for the Lord has bidden him); and we cannot suppose that he who was so meek in his conversation would give vent to any intemperate heat or passion in his devotion; but, by the spirit of prophecy, he foretels the just judgments of God that would come upon them for their great wickedness, their malice, cruelty, and perfidiousness, and especially the enmity to the counsels of God, the interests of religion, and that reformation which they knew David, if ever he had power in his hand, would be an instrument of. Salem Media Group. Christian sympathy even for the froward. They were very rude; they could not find in their hearts to show him common civility: They speak not peace; if they met him, they had not the good manners to give him the time of day; like Joseph's brethren, that could not speak peaceably to him, Gen 37 4. of The gerund (of the noise of the teeth being pressed together, like Arab. He has pleasure in the prosperity both of their temporal and of their spiritual affairs, and delights not in their griefs; for he does not afflict willingly; and we ought therefore to have pleasure in their prosperity, and not to envy it. 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. We ought to mourn for the sins of those that do not mourn for them themselves. The Hebrew verb has this frequentative sense in one of its conjugations. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. The verb means to smite; Niph. the common phrase for thoughts coming upon the heart, Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 7:31, etc.) This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far from me. , not: like the mourning (from , like from ) of a mother (Hitzig), but, since a personal is more natural, and next to the mourning for an only child the loss of a mother (cf. His desire is that evil will be conquered and that righteousness will triumph (26-28). 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. Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. I really wouldn't want to be one of David's enemies. III. I humbled my soul with fasting - Margin, afflicted; so the Hebrew properly means. But as for them - how do they act at the present time, when he finds himself in (Psalm 38:17; Job 18:12), a sideway direction, i.e., likely to fall (from , Arab. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. He will do it in the great congregation, and among much people, that God might be honoured and many edified. Meals so characterize Jesus' ministry that Robert J. Karris 2 concluded, "In Luke's Gospel Jesus is either going to a meal, at a . Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. This is quoted, with application to Christ, and is said to be fulfilled in him. jesse sullivan governor wife,

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