Psalms 35:25

25 Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha, we have our heart's desire." Do not let them say, "We have swallowed you 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! Bestir yourself for my defense, for my cause, my God and my Lord!

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

25 Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha, we have our heart's desire." Do not let them say, "We have swallowed you up."

26 Let all those who rejoice at my calamity be put to shame and confusion; let those who exalt themselves against me be clothed with shame and dishonor.

27 Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad, and say evermore, "Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant."

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb [him]