Psalms 35:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. ”

Psalms 35:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let destruction come upon him at unawares - Margin, which “he knoweth not of.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, Let destruction come upon him when he is not looking for it, or expecting it. And...
Psalms 35:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let destruction come upon (f) him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into (g) that very destruction let him fall. (f) When he promises peace to himself. (g) Which he prepa...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Let confusion of which he is not aware come upon him. David again prays that God would cause to return upon the head of his enemies the mischief which they had directed against a just and...
Psalms 35:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. Let his net that he hath hid - See the notes on Psalms 7:15 , Psa...
Psalms 35:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. Let destruction ... unawares - even as he had tried to take...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let destruction. — There is considerable difficulty here, and the ancient versions, by their variations, seem to point to some confusion in the text. The LXX., no doubt, are right in reading the pr...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - 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 35:8 - 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 35:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Who can be at a loss to discover the blessed Jesus here pointed out, of him it might be strictly said, it was indeed causeless when the enemies of God's Christ sought his destruction: John 15:25 . A...
Psalms 35:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let destruction come upon him at unawares ,.... Or a "storm" r, such as is caused in the eastern countries by a south wind, very sudden, violent, and destructive s: the singular number being here us...
Psalms 35:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. Ver. 8. Let destruction come upon him unawares ] i.e. Upon the...
Psalms 35:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let destruction come upon him Upon each of thine and mine implacable enemies, of whom he had hitherto spoken. Or, rather, by this change of the plural number into the singular, he points at Saul, h...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Upon him, i.e. upon each of thine and mine implacable enemies, of whom he hath hitherto spoken.
Psalms 35:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Asks That Those Who Are Hunting For Him Might Fall Into The Trap That They Themselves Have Set So That Once More He Can Rejoice in YHWH's Salvation ( Psalms 35:7-10 ). This movement from the ba...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - 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 35:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Saved or unsaved I. the earnest entreaty of a troubled soul. It was said of the great Sir Isaac Newton that he had a white soul, so pure was it. But this c...
Psalms 35:8 - 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 35:8 - 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 35:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:17 ; 1 Samuel 31:2-4 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ; 2 Samuel 17:23 ; 2 Samuel 17:2-4 ; 2 Samuel 18:14 ; 2 Samuel 18:15 ; Esther 7:10 ; Luke 21:34 ; Matthew 27:3-5 ; Proverbs 29:1 ; P...

Psalms 35:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 35:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 35:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 35:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 35:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge