Psalm 35:13

13 Ich aber, wenn sie krank waren, zog einen Sack an, tat mir wehe mit Fasten und betete stets von Herzen;

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.

Psalm 35:13 In-Context

11 Es treten frevle Zeugen auf; die zeihen mich, des ich nicht schuldig bin.

12 Sie tun mir Arges um Gutes, mich in Herzeleid zu bringen.

13 Ich aber, wenn sie krank waren, zog einen Sack an, tat mir wehe mit Fasten und betete stets von Herzen;

14 ich hielt mich, als wäre es mein Freund und Bruder; ich ging traurig wie einer, der Leid trägt über seine Mutter.

15 Sie aber freuen sich über meinen Schaden und rotten sich; es rotten sich die Hinkenden wider mich ohne meine Schuld; sie zerreißen und hören nicht auf.