Salmos 35:13

13 Contudo, quando estavam doentes, usei vestes de lamento,humilhei-me com jejume recolhi-me em oração.^[a]

Salmos 35:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:13

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 ( Genesis 37:34 ) ;

I humbled my soul with fasting;
on the account of them, giving up himself to prayer for them, as follows:

and my prayer returned into mine own bosom;
that is, he prayed privately and heartily for them, as for himself; he was constant in it, his heart was in it, and he took delight in it, and he was heard and answered; unless the sense should be, that his prayer was slighted by them, and so returned back to himself, as a present despised is returned; but however it was not without its effect, the good for which he prayed for them was returned by the Lord unto him.

Salmos 35:13 In-Context

11 Testemunhas maldosas enfrentam-mee questionam-me sobre coisas de que nada sei.

12 Elas me retribuem o bem com o male procuram tirar-me a vida.

13 Contudo, quando estavam doentes, usei vestes de lamento,humilhei-me com jejume recolhi-me em oração.

14 Saí vagueando e pranteando,como por um amigo ou por um irmão.Eu me prostrei enlutado,como quem lamenta por sua mãe.

15 Mas, quando tropecei, eles se reuniram alegres;sem que eu o soubesse, ajuntaram-se para me atacar.Eles me agrediram sem cessar.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "orei por eles sem cessar; " ou ainda "Ah! Se eu pudesse cancelar minhas orações"