Tehillim 35:25

25 Let them not say in their lev, Ah, so would we have it; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Tehillim 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 ) .

Tehillim 35:25 In-Context

23 Stir up Thyself, and awake to my mishpat, even to my cause, Elohai and Adonoi.

24 Vindicate me, Hashem Elohai, according to Thy tzedakah; and let them not gloat over me.

25 Let them not say in their lev, Ah, so would we have it; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

26 Let them be put to shame and brought to confusion together that gloat at mine ra’ah (disaster, distress); let them be clothed with boshet (shame) and kelimah (dishonor, disgrace) that exalt themselves against me.

27 Let them sing for joy, and be glad, that favor my tzedek (righteousness, vindication); yes, let them say tamid (continually), Let Hashem be magnified, which hath pleasure in the shalom (welfare) of His eved.