Psalms 35:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:”

Psalms 35:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:1511 words

HebrewMeaning

וּ/בְ/צַלְעִ/י֮wbəṣaləʿiy

and at stumbling myconjH6761

halt

שָׂמְח֪וּśāməḥw

they rejoicedverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

וְֽ/נֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּwəneʾĕsāpw

and they gatheredconjH622

bring · consume · destroy · felch ···

נֶאֶסְפ֬וּneʾesəpw

they gatheredverbH622

bring · consume · destroy · felch ···

עָלַ֣/יʿālay

on mepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

נֵ֭כִיםnēkiym

smitten peopleadjH5222

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָדַ֑עְתִּיyādaʿətiy

I knewverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

קָֽרְע֥וּqārəʿw

they toreverbH7167

rend · surely · tear

וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

דָֽמּוּdāmw

they were stillverbH1826

be cut down · forbear · hold peace · quiet self ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 35:15

1. ...The title of it causes us no delay, for it is both brief, and to be understood not difficult, especially to those nursed in the Church of God. For so it is, “To David himself.” The Psalm then is to David himself: now David is interpreted, Strong in hand, or Desirable. The Psalm then is to the Strong in hand, and Desirable, to Him who for us has overcome death, who unto us has promised life: for in this is He Strong in hand, that He has overcome death for us; in this is…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 35 (excerpt)

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