Psalm 35:27-28

27 Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad ¹and say evermore, ²“Great is the Lord, who ³delights in the welfare of his servant! ”

28 Then my ⁴tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.

Psalm 35:27-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 35

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm seems to have been written by David, when he was persecuted by Saul; and when many false charges were brought against him by his courtiers; and when he was the scorn and derision of the people; the subject of it is pretty much of the same kind with the seventh psalm, and might be written about the same time that was, and on the same occasion; and it may be applied to the church and people of God in like cases. There is a passage in it, Ps 35:19, which our Lord seems to refer to and apply to himself, Joh 15:25; and some interpret the whole of it concerning him. The Arabic version calls it a prophecy of the incarnation; though there does not appear any thing in it applicable to that.

Cross References

• 1. 35:27 Ps. 40:16; 70:4
• 2. 35:27 Ps. 34:3
• 3. 35:27 Ps. 149:4
• 4. 35:28 Ps. 51:14; 71:8, 15, 24