“Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.”
The psalmist appeals to God to judge him according to his righteousness and not allow the enemies to rejoice over him. The reference to 'righteousness' suggests that the psalmist is confident that his cause is just and that divine examination will confirm his innocence. The request that enemies not rejoice emphasizes the psalmist's desire that vindication would involve not merely his exoneration but the visible defeat and humiliation of those who wrongly opposed him.
Church Fathers on Psalms 35:24
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…
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