Psalms 35:25

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha, our desire." Let them not 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 rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.

24 Vindicate me according to your righteousness, O Yahweh my God, and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha, our desire." Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up."

26 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether, who rejoice at my misfortune. Let them put on shame and insult, who magnify themselves against me.

27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, who delight in my vindication; and let them say continually, "Yahweh is great, who delights in the welfare of his servant."

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "heart"