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Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those who devise evil against me be turned back and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek to kill me be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Let all who want to kill me be disgraced and put to shame. Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and brought to dishonour that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, "" Turned backward and confounded, "" Those devising my evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They seeking my soul shall be ashamed and disgraced: they shall be drawn back and be ashamed purposing my evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 34:4>Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgrace. Let those who plot evil against me be turned back and confounded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life. Let them be turned back and confounded who devise evil against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise evil against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Those who seek my soul will be ashamed and they will be put to shame; they shall turn their behind and they shall be put to shame, those who plotted evil against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; Let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/35-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3799" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/35.htm">Contend with My Opponents</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·šê (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">May those who seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yê·ḇō·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">be disgraced</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: wə·yik·kā·lə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">and put to shame;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To think, account. ">may those who plan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">to harm me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5472.htm" title="5472: yis·sō·ḡū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To move away, backslide. A primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. to go back, literally or figuratively.">be driven back</a> <a href="/hebrew/268.htm" title="268: ’ā·ḥō·wr (N-ms) -- The hind side, back part. Or achor; from Achiyra'; the hinder part; hence behind, backward; also the West."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm" title="2659: wə·yaḥ·pə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root: to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach.">and confounded.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a></span><br />He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18-23</a></span><br />Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” / Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! / Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a></span><br />So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">1 Samuel 25:29</a></span><br />And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12-14</a></span><br />He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. / He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. / They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a></span><br />The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Psalm 71:13</a></span><br />May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Psalm 83:17</a></span><br />May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.</p><p class="hdg">confounded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Psalm 35:26</a></b></br> Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify <i>themselves</i> against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17,18</a></b></br> Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, <i>and</i> let them be silent in the grave… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14,15</a></b></br> Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil… </p><p class="hdg">that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Psalm 38:12</a></b></br> They also that seek after my life lay snares <i>for me</i>: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-23.htm">1 Samuel 23:23</a></b></br> See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></b></br> And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, <i>even</i> I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.</p><p class="hdg">turned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/129-5.htm">Psalm 129:5</a></b></br> Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Isaiah 37:29</a></b></br> Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Jeremiah 46:5</a></b></br> Wherefore have I seen them dismayed <i>and</i> turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: <i>for</i> fear <i>was</i> round about, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Abashed</a> <a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Attempts</a> <a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Devising</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/ezra/4-14.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/job/41-22.htm">Dismay</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Abashed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-6.htm">Attempts</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/psalms/35-20.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Devising</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Dismay</a> <a href="/psalms/35-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/35-16.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-1.htm">David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">He complains of their wrongful dealing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Thereby he incites God against them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine justice against adversaries. In the historical context, David often faced threats from enemies, including King Saul and foreign nations. The request for disgrace and shame aligns with the biblical principle of divine retribution, where God vindicates the righteous and brings dishonor to the wicked (<a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17</a>). The cultural context of honor and shame in ancient Israel underscores the severity of this curse, as public disgrace was a significant social penalty. This plea can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though innocent, faced persecution and prayed for God's justice (<a href="/john/17.htm">John 17:1-5</a>).<p><b>may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.</b><br>The imagery of being "driven back" suggests a military defeat, common in the psalms where David, a warrior king, often sought God's intervention in battles (<a href="/2_samuel/5-19.htm">2 Samuel 5:19-25</a>). The term "confounded" implies confusion and disarray, a common theme in biblical narratives where God intervenes to protect His people, such as the confusion of languages at Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Genesis 11:7</a>) or the panic among enemy armies (<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a>). This reflects the belief in God's sovereignty over human affairs and His ability to thwart the plans of the wicked. Theologically, it points to the ultimate victory of God's justice, as seen in the eschatological defeat of evil (<a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this psalm, David is seeking God's intervention against his enemies. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as the King of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>These are the individuals or groups who are actively seeking to harm David. They represent opposition and adversity faced by the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and protector, to whom David appeals for justice and deliverance from his adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>David's plea for his enemies to be disgraced and put to shame reflects a deep trust in God's justice. Believers are encouraged to rely on God to right wrongs rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_weapon.htm">Prayer as a Weapon</a></b><br>David uses prayer to seek protection and justice. This teaches us the power of prayer in spiritual warfare and the importance of bringing our struggles before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_evil.htm">The Consequences of Evil</a></b><br>The psalm highlights that those who plot evil will face consequences. This serves as a warning against engaging in deceitful or harmful actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_for_the_righteous.htm">God's Protection for the Righteous</a></b><br>The psalm reassures believers of God's protection over those who are faithful to Him, encouraging us to remain steadfast in our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_70_align_with_david's_era.htm">Does the historical context implied in Psalm 70 align with any known archaeological evidence for David's reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_129_5_align_with_loving_enemies.htm">How does Psalm 129's wish for adversaries to be shamed (Psalm 129:5) fit with New Testament teachings that urge believers to love and forgive their enemies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_70_2-3_align_with_loving_enemies.htm">How does Psalm 70:2-3's call for enemies to be put to shame align with New Testament teachings on loving one's enemies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_view_on_the_scarlet_letter.htm">What is the biblical perspective on The Scarlet Letter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Confounded.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/35-26.htm" title="Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.">Psalm 35:26</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul.</span> It appears from this that David's life is being sought, which only happened at two periods in his career: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> when he was a fugitive from Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19-15.htm">1 Samuel 19:15 - 26:4</a>); and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> during the rebellion of Absalom (<a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13 - 18:8</a>). <p>The psalm therefore belongs to one or other of those periods, most probably to the former (see the introductory paragraph, and note the resemblance between this passage and <a href="/1_samuel/20-1.htm">1 Samuel 20:1</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/22-23.htm">1 Samuel 22:23</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.</span> Imprecations closely resembling these occur frequently in the Davidical psalms (see ver. 26; <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Psalm 71:13</a>), and amount to a sort of commonplace, to be used whenever the machinations of his enemies against him are the subject that occupies his thought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/35-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May those who seek</span><br /><span class="heb">מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḇaq·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">be disgraced</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put to shame;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yik·kā·lə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may those who plan</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to harm me</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be driven back</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסֹּ֣גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sō·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5472.htm">Strong's 5472: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move away, backslide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and confounded.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yaḥ·pə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2659.htm">Strong's 2659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 35:4 Let those who seek after my soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/35-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 35:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 35:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/35-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 35:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 35:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>