Psalms 35:21

21 They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, "Aha! 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.

Psalms 35:21 In-Context

19 Let not those who [are] wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me. [Nor let] those who hate me without cause wink [the] eye.

20 For they do not speak peace, but against [the] quiet [ones] of [the] land they plan deceitful words.

21 They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen [it]."

22 You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "mouth"