Psalms 35:25

25 Don't let them think, "Aha! We got what we wanted!" Don't let them say, "We destroyed him."

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! Come and defend me! My God and Lord, fight for me!

24 Lord my God, defend me with your justice. Don't let them laugh at me.

25 Don't let them think, "Aha! We got what we wanted!" Don't let them say, "We destroyed him."

26 Let them be ashamed and embarrassed, because they were happy when I hurt. Cover them with shame and disgrace, because they thought they were better than I was.

27 May my friends sing and shout for joy. May they always say, "Praise the greatness of the Lord, who loves to see his servants do well."