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Psalm 35:13

Listen to Psalm 35:13
13 Ich aber, als sie krank waren, kleidete mich in Sacktuch; ich kasteite mit Fasten meine Seele, und mein Gebet kehrte in meinen Busen zurück;

Psalm 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.

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Psalm 35:13 In-Context

11 Es treten ungerechte Zeugen auf; was ich nicht weiß, fragen sie mich.
12 Sie vergelten mir Böses für Gutes; verwaist ist meine Seele.
13 Ich aber, als sie krank waren, kleidete mich in Sacktuch; ich kasteite mit Fasten meine Seele, und mein Gebet kehrte in meinen Busen zurück;
14 als wäre es mir ein Freund, ein Bruder gewesen, so bin ich einhergegangen; wie leidtragend um die Mutter habe ich mich trauernd niedergebeugt.
15 Aber sie haben sich über mein Hinken gefreut und sich versammelt; Schmäher haben sich wider mich versammelt, und ich kannte sie nicht; sie haben gelästert und nicht aufgehört.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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