Psalms 35:21

21 They ¹opened their mouth wide against me; They said, "²Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!"

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 those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously .

20 For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

21 They opened their mouth wide against me; They said, "Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!"

22 You have seen it, O LORD , do not keep silent; O Lord , do not be far from me.

23 Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord .