Psalms 35:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfullyh rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. ”

Psalms 35:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me - Margin, “falsely.” Literally, “My enemies of falsehood;” that is, who are “falsely” my foes; who have no just cause for being oppos...
Psalms 35:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them (p) wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. (p) In token of contempt and mocking.
Psalms 35:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXV. Prayer against Treacherous Foes by One who is quiet in the land . Psalms 35:6 b should replace Psalms 35:5 b . Chaff driven before the wind may well suggest the image of the angel pu...
Psalms 35:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

that hate me. Quoted in John 15:25 . without. cause. Note the same Greek word there ( dorean ) as in Romans 3:24 , rendered "freely", but meaning "without. cause". Compare Psalms 35:7 , and...
Psalms 35:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. Let not those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me. Because David’s enemies already exulted in the hope of seeing his overthrow and destruction, he prays that God would not suff...
Psalms 35:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. That are mine enemies - Saul and his courtiers.
Psalms 35:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Wink with the eye— i.e. In derision of my misfortunes. REFLECTIONS.— The cause of God and truth has hitherto been here more or less under the cross. We have, 1. David calling upon God to plead...
Psalms 35:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Here begins the third strophe: prayer founded on the representat...
Psalms 35:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies, whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to...
Psalms 35:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wink. — Proverbs 6:13 ; Proverbs 10:10 ; a common gesture of agreement among confederates.
Psalms 35:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:1-28 THE psalmist's life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are brought against him. He professes innocence, and ap...
Psalms 35:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Appeal to the Righteous Judge Psalms 35:18-28 Psalms 35:20 : “The Quiet in the Land” was the title adopted by holy men and women in Germany, during long dark days when religion was under a...
Psalms 35:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

There is agony in this song. The singer is sore beset with enemies. They are striving with him, fighting against him. They are plotting against him, treacherously spreading a net for his feet. He cri...
Psalms 35:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! recollect the peaceable temper and meekness of Jesus: recollect the temper of his apostles and followers: recollect in all ages, and even now ask, what is the temper and pursuit of God's peop...
Psalms 35:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me ,.... The word "wrongfully" is to be joined not to the word "rejoice", but to the word "enemies"; and the sense is, that they were his e...
Psalms 35:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Ver. 19. Neither let them wink with the eye ] Which is the gesture...
Psalms 35:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Neither let them wink with the eye That is, mock me, or insult over me, as this phrase signifies. For they speak not peace They are enemies to all peaceable counsels; they breathe out nothing but...
Psalms 35:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sorrowful Complaints; David's Appeal and Prayer to God. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their...
Psalms 35:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Wink with their eye, i.e. mock me, or insult over me, as this phrase signifies, Proverbs 6:13 , Proverbs 10:10 .
Psalms 35:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Concerned By How Long His Affliction Is Going On He Points Out How False Their Accusations Are and Asks For Deliverance From Their Attempts To Bring Him Down ( Psalms 35:17-21 ). . Psalms 35:17-1...
Psalms 35:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm, If It be as the inscription tells us a psalm of David, must have been composed either during his persecution by Saul or during the revolt of Absalom. It is usual to connect...
Psalms 35:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:1 . Fight against them. This is another martial ode, or war song, in which David prays for victory over the army of Saul that came to fight against him, and for confusion to those about...
Psalms 35:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM ascribed to David by the title, and with many characteristics of his early style—abrupt, impassioned, full of lively and graphic images, and full of transitions The picture...
Psalms 35:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me, by their false and slanderous accusations; neither let them wink with the eye, in a gesture of cunning and contempt, that hate me wit...
Psalms 35:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:11 ; 1 Samuel 24:12 ; Job 15:12 ; John 15:25 ; John 16:20-22 ; Lamentations 3:52 ; Proverbs 10:10 ; Proverbs 6:13 ; Psalms 38:19 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 13:4 ; Psalms 25:2 ; Ps...

Psalms 35:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 35:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 35:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 35:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 35:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge