Psalms 35:12

To the spoiling of my soul. — Literally, desolation to my soul. We may paraphrase,

“They rewarded me evil for good,
Which to me was desolation.”

Related Commentaries of Psalms 35:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They rewarded me evil for good - They recompensed, or returned evil instead of good. The manner in which they did it he states in the following v...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

They rewarded me evil for good [to] the (k) spoiling of my soul. (k) To have taken from me all comfort and brought me into despair.
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 t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

evil. Hebrew. ra'a . App-44. spoiling . bereaving.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. They render me evil for good. David again shows that the malice of his enemies was of a very aggravated character, because they not only...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. To the spoiling of my soul - To destroy my life; so נפש nephesh should be translated in...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To the spoiling of my soul— And attempt to rob me of my life. Green. The Hebrew שׁכול shekol, is abortion, or bereavement to my soul: "That...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. They ... the spoiling of my soul - literally, '(to) the bereavement of my soul;' t...
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 ungratefu...
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 b...
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 i...
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,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I do not think it enough to prove that these words were spoken in a spirit of prophecy, wholly referring to Christ; but I would desire the Reader to...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They rewarded me evil for good ,.... For the good David did in killing Goliath, and slaying his ten thousands of the Philistines, and thereby saving...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul. Ver. 12. They rewarded me evil for good ] To render good for evil is divine, good for...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They laid to my charge things I knew not They accused me to Saul of treacherous designs against his crown and life, and of other crimes of which I...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Deliverance; Sorrowful Complaints. 11 False witnesses did...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For good; for the good offices which did to divers of them when I had favour and power in Saul's court and camp. To the spoiling of my soul, i.e....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Brought Before the Judges He Is Questioned About Crimes Of Which He Knows Nothing, And That By Those To Whom He Had Shown Nothing But Kindness Who A...
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 du...
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 fi...
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 gr...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Hypocrisy and Malice of the Wicked
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

They rewarded me evil for good, which he, on his part, was trying to show them, to the spoiling of my soul, to make his soul bereaved, to make him...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 19:15 ; 1 Samuel 19:4 ; 1 Samuel 19:5 ; 1 Samuel 20:31-33 ; 1 Samuel 22:13 ; 1 Samuel 22:14 ; Jeremiah 18:20 ; John 10:32 ; Luke 23...

¹² They rewarded me evil for good to the spoilingc of my soul.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 35:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 35:12