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Text -- Psalms 35:4-28 (NET)

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35:4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 35:5 May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord’s angel attacks them! 35:6 May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord’s angel chases them! 35:7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me. 35:8 Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction! 35:9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord and be happy because of his deliverance. 35:10 With all my strength I will say, “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” 35:11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me. 35:12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow. 35:13 When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) 35:14 I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. 35:15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. 35:16 When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me. 35:17 O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions! 35:18 Then I will give you thanks in the great assembly; I will praise you before a large crowd of people! 35:19 Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes! 35:20 For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting. 35:21 They are ready to devour me; they say, “Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!” 35:22 But you take notice, Lord! O Lord, do not remain far away from me! 35:23 Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause! 35:24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God! Do not let them gloat over me! 35:25 Do not let them say to themselves, “Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have devoured him!” 35:26 May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation! 35:27 May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, “May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.” 35:28 Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long.
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NET Notes: Psa 35:4 The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies. See also the distinct j...

NET Notes: Psa 35:5 Heb “as the Lord’s angel pushes [them].”

NET Notes: Psa 35:6 The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive, indicating this is a prayer.

NET Notes: Psa 35:7 Heb “for without cause they hid for me a pit of their net, without cause they dug for my life.” It appears that the words “pit”...

NET Notes: Psa 35:8 The psalmist’s prayer for his enemies’ demise continues. See vv. 4-6.

NET Notes: Psa 35:9 Heb “then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and be happy in his deliverance.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:10 Heb “the oppressed [one] and needy [one] from [the one who] robs him.” As in the previous line, the singular forms are used in a represent...

NET Notes: Psa 35:11 Heb “[that] which I do not know they ask me.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:12 Heb “[there is] bereavement to my soul.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:13 Heb “and my prayer upon my chest will return.” One could translate, “but my prayer was returning upon my chest,” but the use o...

NET Notes: Psa 35:14 Heb “like mourning for a mother [in] sorrow I bowed down.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:15 Heb “they tore and did not keep quiet.” By using the verb “tear,” the psalmist likens his enemies to a wild animal (see Hos 13...

NET Notes: Psa 35:16 Heb “gnashing at me with their teeth.” The infinitive absolute adds a complementary action – they gnashed with their teeth as they t...

NET Notes: Psa 35:17 Heb “my only one.” The psalmist may mean that his life is precious, or that he feels isolated and alone (see Ps 22:20). The verb “gu...

NET Notes: Psa 35:18 Heb “among numerous people.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:19 Heb “[do not let] those who hate me without cause pinch [i.e., wink] an eye.” The negative particle is understood in the second line by el...

NET Notes: Psa 35:20 Heb “but against the quiet ones of the land words of deceit they plan.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 20 highlight their characteristic...

NET Notes: Psa 35:21 Heb “our eye sees.” Apparently this is an idiom meaning to “look in triumph” or “gloat over” (see Ps 54:7).

NET Notes: Psa 35:22 Heb “you see, O Lord.” There is a deliberate play on words. In v. 21 the enemies say, “our eye sees,” but the psalmist is conf...

NET Notes: Psa 35:23 Heb “for my cause.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:24 Heb “rejoice.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:25 Heb “Aha! Our desire!” The “desire” of the psalmist’s enemies is to triumph over him.

NET Notes: Psa 35:26 Heb “may they be clothed with shame and humiliation, the ones who magnify [themselves] against me.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 26 are...

NET Notes: Psa 35:27 Heb “the one who desires the peace of his servant.”

NET Notes: Psa 35:28 Heb “all the day your praise.” The verb “proclaim” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).

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