Psalms 35:25

25 Do not let them say in their heart, "¹Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have ²swallowed him 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 Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord .

24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their heart, "Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"

26 Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27 Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; And let them say continually, "The LORD be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant."

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 35:21
• 2. Psalms 56:1; Psalms 124:3; Proverbs 1:12; Lamentations 2:16