Psalms 35:25

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha! Just what we wanted." Do not let them say, "We have swallowed 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 Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

24 Vindicate me, Lord, my God, in keeping with Your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha! Just what we wanted." Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"

26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune be disgraced and humiliated; let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and reproach.

27 Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, "The Lord be exalted, who wants His servant's well-being."