25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
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25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
25 They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.'
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
25 Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"
25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
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Commentary on Psalms 35 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 35
David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. It is supposed that Saul and his party are the persons he means, for with them he had the greatest struggles.
In singing this psalm, and praying over it, we must take heed of applying it to any little peevish quarrels and enmities of our own, and of expressing by it any uncharitable revengeful resentments of injuries done to us; for Christ has taught us to forgive our enemies and not to pray against them, but to pray for them, as he did; but,
A psalm of David.
Psa 35:1-10
In these verses we have,
Psa 35:11-16
Two very wicked things David here lays to the charge of his enemies, to make good his appeal to God against them-perjury and ingratitude.
Psa 35:17-28
In these verses, as before,