Psalms 35:25

25 Don't let them say to themselves, "Aha! We got what we wanted!"or say, "We swallowed them up!"

Psalms 35:25 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:25

Let them not say in their hearts, ah, so would we have it,
&c.] Or we have what our souls wished for and desired: the sense of the petition is the same with ( Psalms 27:12 ) ;

let them not say, we have swallowed him up;
as roaring lions swallow down their prey, to which he had compared them, ( Psalms 35:17 ) ; and as wicked men eat up the Lord's people as they eat bread, ( Psalms 14:4 ) .

Psalms 35:25 In-Context

23 Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord! Defend me and my cause!

24 Give judgment for me, ADONAI, my God, as your righteousness demands. Don't let them gloat over me.

25 Don't let them say to themselves, "Aha! We got what we wanted!"or say, "We swallowed them up!"

26 May those who gloat over my distress be disgraced and humiliated. May those who aggrandize themselves at my expense be covered with shame and confusion.

27 But may those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad! Let them say always, "How great is ADONAI, who delights in the peace of his servant!"Then my tongue will tell of your righteousness and praise you all day long.