Psalms 35:21 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 35:21

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

KJV

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Exposition on the Psalms of David (1274)

Jerome has, "in the plunder of the earth, mocking words." He who mocks someone does two things: because such words distress the one mocked and gladden the mocker; and therefore he says, "they opened wide their mouth against me," as if boldly and gladly speaking …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me,.... In laughter, scorn, and derision; see Psa 22:7; and said, Aha, aha: a word expressive of joy; and the doubling it shows the greatness of it; our eye hath seen it; what their heart wished for; namely, the distress of him, whose enemies they were.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

"Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me." As if they would swallow him. Uttering great lies which needed wide mouths. They set no bounds to their infamous charges, but poured out wholesale abuse, trusting that if all did not stick, some of it would. "And said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it." Glad to find out a fault or a misfortune, or to swear they had seen evil where there was none. Malice has but one eye; it is blind to all virtue in its enemy. Eyes can generally see what hearts wish.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ	vai.yar.Chi.vu	and they have opened wide	H7337 →
עָלַ֗י	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →
פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם	pi.Hem	mouth their	H6310 →
אָ֭מְרוּ	'A.me.ru	they have said	H559 →
הֶאָ֣ח׀	he.'Ach	aha!	H1889 →
הֶאָ֑ח	he.'Ach	aha!	H1889 →
רָאֲתָ֥ה	ra.'a.Tah	it has seen	H7200 →
עֵינֵֽינוּ׃	'ei.Nei.nu	eyes our	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 54:7
For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
leads to
- Psalms 59:10
  My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Psalms 92:11
  My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
- Psalms 112:8
  His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
- Psalms 118:7
  The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
- 2 Timothy 4:18
  And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Through
Psalms 40:15
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
leads to
- Psalms 35:25
  Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 22:13
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Through
Psalms 70:3
May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
leads to
- Psalms 40:15
  May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms