Psalms 35:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 35:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let them be confounded - That is, Let them, through Thy gracious interposition in my behalf, be so entirely overcome and subdued that they shall be “ashamed” that they ever made the effort to des...
Psalms 35:4 - 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 35:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Let those who seek my soul be confounded. David now calls upon God to take vengeance upon his enemies; and he asks not only that he would disappoint and destroy their designs, but also th...
Psalms 35:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Let then be confounded - Let none of their projects or devices a...
Psalms 35:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let them be confounded, &c.— They shall blush and be ashamed—They shall be turned back, &c. We should render in the future all the following verses; which our translation puts in the opta...
Psalms 35:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Let them ... - repeated at the close Psalms 35:26 .
Psalms 35:4 - 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 35:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Confounded. — Comp. Psalms 35:26 .
Psalms 35:4 - 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 35:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Rescuing the Poor and Needy Psalms 35:1-17 This psalm dates from the Sauline persecution, or else from the disturbed condition of the kingdom in David's later years. Each of the three divisions...
Psalms 35:4 - 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 35:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When the prayer is thus expressed in faith, let the opposers of Christ and his church be confounded, and ashamed, and turned back; it is in other words, they shall be so brought to ruin and confusion...
Psalms 35:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul ,.... This petition, and what follows, which seem to be by way of imprecation, are to be considered as prophecies of what would be,...
Psalms 35:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 4. Let them be confounded and put to shame ] Here David...
Psalms 35:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let them be confounded That is, frustrated and disappointed in their wicked designs and hopes against me. Or, they shall be disappointed: for this and the following verses, to Psalms 35:9 , may...
Psalms 35:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Divine Protection. A psalm of David. 1 Plead my cause, O L ORD , with them that strive with me: fight a...
Psalms 35:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Confounded, i.e. frustrated in their wicked designs and hopes against me. Concerning this, and the like, and following imprecations, which may seem strange and severe, it must be considered, 1. T...
Psalms 35:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Calls on God By His Angel to Drive His Enemies Back and Put Them to Flight ( Psalms 35:4-6 ). Not content with the fact that YHWH will stand with him to protect him, he calls on Him to pursue h...
Psalms 35:4 - 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 35:4 - 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 35:4 - 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 35:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer against the Godless. A psalm of David, invoking God's aid against the ungodly, contrasting the hypocrisy, cunning, and malice of the wicked with the integrity and generosity of the righteou...
Psalms 35:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:10 ; 1 Samuel 23:23 ; Ezekiel 13:19 ; Isaiah 37:29 ; Jeremiah 46:5 ; John 18:6 ; Matthew 27:1 ; Psalms 38:12 ; Psalms 129:5 ; Psalms 31:17 ; Psalms 31:18 ; Psalms 35:26 ; Psal...

Psalms 35:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 35:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 35:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 35:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge