Personal benefit of intercessory prayer. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. The word soul here is equivalent to self; I afflicted myself. Constantly. The verb means to smite; Niph. Acts 25 10, To the Jews have I done no wrong. Lament over prolonged suffering 13:1-2. Bible > Commentaries > Psalm 35:13 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Psalm 35:13 Call a man ungrateful and you can call him no worse. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. There remains (1) the literal, and my prayer turned upon my bosom, referring to the posture described in Psalm 35:14. Verse 13. It would seem from this that the persons referred to, who now treated him with so much ingratitude, were those with whom he had been formerly intimately associated, or whom he had regarded as his personal friends, since it cannot be supposed that this deep sympathy would have been shown for those who were altogether strangers to him. Prov 27 4. God had apparently forgotten His servant or was hiding from him (cf. c. Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion who rejoice at my hurt: David simply and powerfully asked God to be his defense before his enemies. 2 Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Against his many enemies (v. 4-6): Let them be confounded, etc. We may comfort ourselves with the testimony of our consciences concerning our innocency, with reference to those that are any way injurious to us, and with hopes that God will, in his own way and time, right us, and, in the mean time, support us. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Ingratitude. This instance of the wrong done to David was typical, and had its accomplishment in the Son of David, against whom false witnesses did arise, Matthew 26:60. Psalms 35:13 in Other Translations - Bible Study Tools As for Saul himself, David, it is probable, knew that God had rejected him and had forbidden Samuel to mourn for him, 1 Sam 16 1. David mourned for them and sympathized with them in their grief. Our relationship with God is clearly seen in how we treat others. He hoped that he should have the comfort of it: "My soul shall be joyful, not in my own ease and safety, but in the Lord and in his favour, in his promise and in his salvation according to the promise." (1.) When he fell under the frowns of Saul, was banished the court, and persecuted as a criminal, they were pleased, were glad at his calamities, and got together in their drunken clubs to make themselves and one another merry with the disgrace of this great favourite. 3 Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. IV. This is what he prayed for Christians: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and like , Genesis 49:12, from , construct state, like ) for a mother (the objective genitive, as in Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 34:8; Amos 8:10; Jeremiah 6:26). and whose comedies, it is likely, were acted at feasts and balls, chose David for their subject, bantered and abused him, while the auditory, in token of their agreement with the plot, hummed, and gnashed upon him with their teeth. , Jeremiah 18:18. 1. We find how patiently he bore Shimei's curses (so let him curse, for the Lord has bidden him); and we cannot suppose that he who was so meek in his conversation would give vent to any intemperate heat or passion in his devotion; but, by the spirit of prophecy, he foretels the just judgments of God that would come upon them for their great wickedness, their malice, cruelty, and perfidiousness, and especially the enmity to the counsels of God, the interests of religion, and that reformation which they knew David, if ever he had power in his hand, would be an instrument of. The Hebrew verb has this frequentative sense in one of its conjugations. Much of his suffering during that time was because of the false accusations made against him by influential people in Sauls court. But as for me, when they were sick,. Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see. All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? I am for peace, Ps 120 7. 2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield. . Psalm 35:5 Commentaries: Let them be like chaff before the wind, With How tenderly, and with what a cordial affection, he had behaved towards them in their afflictions (Psalms 35:13; Psalms 35:14): They were sick. Jesus takes, blesses, breaks, and gives the bread to them (Luke 24:30), the same sequence of actions we recall from his final meal (22:19). It seems that this psalm also was written during the time of Davids flight from Saul. (2.) Prof. Alexander supposes that this means, according to a traditional interpretation of the Jews, that he desired that the prayer which he offered might redound to his own advantage: My prayer shall not be lost, it shall return in blessings to the heart which prompted it. There can be no reason to doubt that this is true in fact; and that prayer offered for others does bring back blessings to those who offer it. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: and I will praise thee among much people. That they might rejoice with him in his joys. David was a man of war, and of a bold stout spirit, and yet was thus susceptible of the impressions of sympathy, forgot the bravery of the hero, and seemed wholly made up of love and pity; it was a rare composition of hardiness and tenderness, courage and compassion, in the same breast. His heart went into mourning for his sick master. Psalm 35:3 Commentaries: Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet This may be taken as a prayer for their repentance, for all penitents are put to shame for their sins and turned back from them. It was an awful thing when you say, "aha, aha." Probably it was then well known whom he meant; it may be Saul himself for one, whom he was sent for to attend upon when he was melancholy and ill, and to whom he was serviceable to drive away the evil spirit, not with his harp, but with his prayers; to others of the courtiers, it is likely, he had shown this respect, while he lived at court, who now were, of all others, most abusive to him. Thieves enter only to take away life, to . 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. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. A posture somewhat similar to this is referred to in the case of Elijah, 1 Kings 18:42 : "And he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees." What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it! Verse 13. John 10 32. They treated him, who was the greatest blessing of his country, as if he had been the curse and plague of it; they hunted him as a dangerous beast of prey; they digged a pit for him and laid a net in it, that they might have him at their mercy, v. 7. of They were not related to him; he was under no obligations to them; he would lose nothing by their death, but perhaps be a gainer by it; and yet he behaved himself as though they had been his nearest relations, purely from a principle of compassion and humanity. my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., but, my prayer returned into mine own bosom , And my prayer returned into mine own bosom, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom, for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. He pleads his own innocency, that he never gave them any provocation (ver 7, 19), but, on the contrary, had studied to oblige them, ver 12-14. King James Version. The Psalmist goes on to say in Psalm 35:14, I went about as for a friend, for a brother to me, i.e., as if the sufferer had been such to me. If our dove find no rest for the sole of her foot among our enemies, it shall fly into our bosoms and bring an olive branch of peace in its mouth. It does, in a peculiar manner, belong to the Father of spirits, therefore claim thy own; it is thine, save it. Such has often been the hard fate of the best of men. There is some difference in the numbering of the psalms among versions. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and thy praise all the day long ( Psalms 35:22-28 ). 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Let me have inward comfort under all outward troubles, to support my soul. My prayer returned into mine own bosom. I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother. But David is poor and needy, has nothing to make friends with, and therefore has none to take his part but men (as we say) of broken fortunes (1 Sam 22 2); and therefore no marvel that Saul spoiled him of what little he had got and the interest he had made. Much like Psalm 23 ends in abundance, so Jesus concludes this parable in an abundant image of his care, described so beautifully in the First Nations Version of the Gospel of John: "Following the Shepherd, they will go in and out and find good food to eat. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. This is to the spoiling of his soul; this base unkind usage robs him of his comfort, and cuts him to the heart, more than anything else. Notwithstanding the arts that were used to blacken David, and make him odious, and to frighten people from owning him, there were some that favoured his righteous cause, that knew he was wronged and bore a good affection to him; and he prays for them, (1.) He knows that only God can keep him going and preserve him from their attacks (15-18). The meaning is, that he showed the deepest sympathy in their distress by putting on the emblems of humiliation or mourning. John 10:32. If God, by his Spirit, witness to our spirits that he is our salvation, we have enough, we need desire no more to make us happy; and this is a powerful support when men persecute us. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Psalm 35:13, 14. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. The formation of our bones so wonderfully, so curiously (Eccl 11 5; Ps 139 16), the serviceableness of our bones, and the preservation of them, and especially the life which, at the resurrection, shall be breathed upon the dry bones and make them flourish as a herb, oblige every bone in our bodies, if it could speak, to say, Lord, who is like unto thee? It is probable that he means Saul, who laid snares for him and aimed at his destruction. He even fasted, which shows the extent to which he sacrificed so they would recover. And what remarkable language we now meet with in Psalm 35:16! this is the day we longed to see." Psalm 35 Commentary David's Seeing Their Good | 13-14 And that leads David to expound on the good that he's done for these men in times past in verses 13 and 14. His prayer to God to manifest himself both for him and to him, in this trial. It would harden the hearts of his enemies in their wickedness and confirm them in their enmity to him, and would be a great discouragement to all the pious Jews that were friends to his righteous cause. 1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. He prays that his friends might have cause to rejoice and give glory to God, v. 27. (l) I prayed for them with inward affection, as I would have done for myself: or, I declared my affection with bowing down my head. He prayed for his enemy, and made the sick man's case his own, pleading and confessing as if his own personal sin had brought on the evil. David here prays, 1. i. (Comp. Salem Media Group. 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. Psalm 35:14. His appeal to God concerning his integrity and the justice of his cause. We may request cookies to be set on your device. If the kings of the earth set themselves against the Lord and his anointed, who can contend with them? For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which they without cause have digged for my soul. A great deal of good service he had done to his king, witness his harp, witness Goliath's sword, witness the foreskins of the Philistines; and yet his king vowed his death, and his country was made too hot for him. But, on the contrary, that they might be ashamed and brought to confusion together (v. 26, as before, v. 4); he desires that his innocency might be so cleared that they might be ashamed of the calumnies with which they had loaded him, that his interest might be so confirmed that they might be ashamed of their designs against him and their expectations of his ruin, that they might either be brought to that shame which would be a step towards their reformation or that that might be their portion which would be their everlasting misery. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. He promised that then God should have the glory of it (v. 10): All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee? Though the people of God are, and study to be, a quiet people, yet it has been the common practice of their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. Joy in God and in his salvation is the only true, solid, satisfying joy. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 1Kings 18:42, where, however, there is no express mention of prayer.) But as for me - The psalmist now contrasts their conduct with his own. Psalm 35 Bible Commentary - Charles H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David And, lastly, he found himself an unequal match for them. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. He subjected himself to the pains of hunger, that he might be better prepared to offer fervent and acceptable prayer. When they were sick This might refer to the case of Absalom, who was much beloved of his father, and for whose life and prosperity he no doubt often prayed, wept, and fasted. Psalm 35:13 Commentaries: But as for me, when they were sick, my Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? The gerund (of the noise of the teeth being pressed together, like Arab. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. He prays that he might never be in such imminent danger as that they should say in their hearts, Ah! 2. "O Lord, my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy): let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth." Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Job 19:18; Job 30:1). Who favor my righteous cause; 3. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor David vowed that his hand should not be upon him; he would not be judge in his own cause. Psalms 6:3 ). They are the ministers of his justice, as well as of his mercy. He discovered not only the tender affection of a man, but the pious affection of a saint. He prays that God would stop their way (v. 3), that they might not overtake him when he fled from them. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? He will praise him as one of peerless and unparalleled perfection. When they were sick, David prayed for their recovery and mourned over their condition. Turba Remi sequitur fortunam, ut semper, et odit damnatosThe Roman crowd, varying their opinions with every turn of fortune, are sure to execrate the fallen. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. This was the character of David's enemies (Psalms 35:12; Psalms 35:12): They rewarded me evil for good. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. , to tear, rend in pieces, viz., with abusive and slanderous words (like Arab. He really has the Lord on their tails. How basely and insolently and with what a brutish enmity, and worse than brutish, they had behaved towards him (v. 15, 16); In my adversity they rejoiced. A prayer that God may arise on David's behalf and repay those who have wrongfully attacked him ( Psalms 35:1-10 ). Psalm 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. Say to me, "I am your salvation." 4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin Click on the different category headings to find out more. Among the Hebrews fasting and prayer were much more closely connected than they are with Christians. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. If a fellow-subject had wronged him, he might have appealed to his prince, as St. Paul did to Csar; but, when his prince wronged him, he appealed to his God, who is prince and Judge of the kings of the earth: Plead my cause, O Lord! , not: like the mourning (from , like from ) of a mother (Hitzig), but, since a personal is more natural, and next to the mourning for an only child the loss of a mother (cf. See Daniel 9:3; Matthew 17:21; Luke 2:37. He will speak God's praise every day (so it may be read) and all the day long; for it is a subject that will never be exhausted, no, not by the endless praises of saints and angels. A lament over unjust opposition 35:11-18. The king's word is a law, and every thing must be carried with a high hand; he has fields, and vineyards, and preferments, at his disposal, 1 Sam 22 7. Against his one mighty enemy (v. 8): Let destruction come upon him. The adjective signifies elsewhere with , one who is smitten in the feet, i.e., one who limps or halts, and with , but also without any addition, in Isaiah 16:7, one smitten in spirit, i.e., one deeply troubled or sorrowful. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. The apostles were made a spectacle to the world. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. He refers to the recollections of his past life, and to the acts of kindness which he had shown to them in thees of trouble, as more deeply marking the evils of their own conduct now. Psalm 35 Of David. of Psalm 35:13 - Bible Hub He has pleasure in the prosperity both of their temporal and of their spiritual affairs, and delights not in their griefs; for he does not afflict willingly; and we ought therefore to have pleasure in their prosperity, and not to envy it. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. We shall not lose by the good offices we have done to any, how ungrateful soever they are; for our rejoicing will be this, the testimony of our conscience. The posture of prayer with the head reclining toward the bosom is common among the Muslims, "Reland" de Religione Mohammetica, p. 87. This was remarkably fulfilled in the ruin of Saul; for he had laid a plot to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines (1 Sam 18 25), that was the net which he hid for him under pretence of doing him honour, and in that very net was he himself taken, for he fell by the hand of the Philistines when his day came to fall. "A Psalm of a Thirteen-Year-Old," Russell Rathbun, The . (1-3) David pleads to God for defense. Those that hated David thought scorn, like Haman, to lay hands on him alone, but contrived to involve all the religious people of the land in the same ruin with him. If we be at any time charged with what we are innocent of let us not think it strange, as though some new thing happened to us; so persecuted they the prophets, even the great prophet. My prayer returned into mine own bosom. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. David prayed to God to manifest himself in his trial. . Lit. Proud member 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? XXXV. (2.) Prof. Alexander supposes that this means, according to a traditional interpretation of the Jews, that he desired that the prayer which he offered might redound to his own advantage: "My prayer shall not be lost, it shall return in blessings to the heart which prompted it." Do We See Any Gospel Connections in the Book of Numbers? April 30 Easter 4A Acts 2 42 47 Psalm 23 John 10 1 10 ], 2. (2.) Psalms 35 COMMENTARY (Ellicott) - kingjamesbibleonline.org King James Version 35 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Koeler in Repertor. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." a. I humbled my soul with fasting - Margin, afflicted; so the Hebrew properly means. See this explained by Solomon, 1 Kings 7 31, 32. I. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. It might also, after the Arabic nawika, to be injured in mind, anwak, stupid, silly (from the same root , to prick, smite, wound, cf. Psalm 35:13 - NIV - Yet when they were ill, I put - Christianity Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. My God and my Lord: The cry of Thomas when he saw the wounds of Jesus. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. All rights reserved. Those whose souls are sorrowful in the Lord, who sow in tears and sorrow after a godly sort, need not question but that in due time their souls shall be joyful in the Lord; for gladness is sown for them, and they shall at last enter into the joy of their Lord. with the for warding off the hostile blow and (vid., Psalm 5:13) which covers the body like a . We must be earnest to keep the line of demarcation broad and clear. There can be no reason to doubt that this is true "in fact;" and that prayer offered for others "does" bring back blessings to those who offer it. The words were, as it were, muttered into his bosom. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom. 2. David had been a man of sympathy; he had mourned when Saul was in ill health, putting on the weeds of sorrow for him as though he were a near and dear friend. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. Korah's descendants were responsible for 10 (Psalms 42, 44-49, 84, 87-88). Commentary on Luke 24:13-35 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary God alone can defend him against his attackers (9-10).Davids sorrow is the more painful when he remembers that those who now fight against him are those whom he helped, sympathized with and prayed for when they were sick or in trouble (11-14). Luke 10:6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. If God be our friend, no matter who is our enemy.

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