Psalm 35:15
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New International Version (©1984)
But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.

King James Bible
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:

American King James Version
But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yes, the attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

American Standard Version
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

Bible in Basic English
But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they rejoiced against me, and came together : scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

Darby Bible Translation
But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

English Revised Version
But when I halted they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Webster's Bible Translation
But in my adversity they rejoiced, and assembled themselves: yes, the abjects assembled themselves against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

World English Bible
But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease.

Young's Literal Translation
And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

Geneva Study Bible

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

(m) When they thought me ready to slip and as one that limped for infirmity.

(n) With their railing words.

Wesley's Notes

35:15 Gathered - They were so full of joy, that they could not contain it in their own breasts, but sought to communicate it to others. Abjects - Or, vile persons, either for the meanness of their condition, or for their wickedness. Knew not - While I had no suspicion of them. Tear me - My good name with calumnies, and reproaches and curses.

King James Translators' Notes

adversity: Heb. halting

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

15, 16. On the contrary, they rejoiced in his affliction. Halting, or, "lameness," as in Ps 38:17 for any distress.

abjects-either as cripples (compare 2Sa 4:4), contemptible; or, degraded persons, such as had been beaten (compare Job 30:1-8).

I knew it not-either the persons, or, reasons of such conduct.

tear me, and ceased not-literally, "were not silent"-showing that the tearing meant slandering.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

35:11-16 Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. Herein he was a type of Christ. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. We ought to mourn for the sins of those who do not mourn for themselves. We shall not lose by the good offices we do to any, how ungrateful soever they may be. Let us learn to possess our souls in patience and meekness like David, or rather after Christ's example.


Job 30:1 "But now those younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.
Job 30:8 "Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.
Psalm 7:2 Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.
Obadiah 1:12 "Do not gloat over your brother's day, The day of his misfortune. And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Yes, do not boast In the day of their distress. (NASB ©1995)

Adversity Assembled Attackers Cease Ceased Ceasing Cripples End Gather Gathered Halt Low Persons Pleasure Rejoice Rejoiced Slandered Smiters Tear Themselves Together Tore Trouble Wounding


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:

in mine Ps 35:25,26 41:8 71:10,11 Job 31:29 Pr 17:5 24:17,18

adversity [heb.] halting Ps 38:17 Jer 20:10 1Co 13:6

the objects Ps 22:16 69:12 Job 30:1-12 Mt 27:27-30,39-44 Ac 17:5

I knew Ps 35:8

they Ps 7:2 57:4 Job 16:9

Bible Gateway: Psalms Chapter 35 Verse 15 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

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