Psalms 35:21

21 They open their mouths wide against me and say, "Aha, aha! We saw it!"^[a]

Psalms 35:21 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:21

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me
In laughter, scorn, and derision; see ( Psalms 22:7 Psalms 22:8 ) ;

[and] said, Aha, aha:
a word expressive of joy; and the doubling it shows the greatness of it;

our eye hath seen [it];
what their heart wished for; namely, the distress of him, whose enemies they were.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause look at me maliciously.

20 For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive deceitful schemes against those who live peacefully in the land.

21 They open their mouths wide against me and say, "Aha, aha! We saw it!"

22 You saw it, Lord; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!