John Trapp Complete Commentary
Psalms 35:28
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.
Ver. 28. And my tongue, &c.] I do solemnly promise that thy praises shall never die on my hand, &c.
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.
Ver. 28. And my tongue, &c.] I do solemnly promise that thy praises shall never die on my hand, &c.
Verse Psalms 35:28. _AND MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK_] I, who am chiefly concerned, and who have received most, am under the greatest obligation; and it will require the constant gratitude and obedience of...
AND MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY RIGHTEOUSNESS - That is, I will praise thee as a righteous God. AND OF THY PRAISE - Of that which is a ground or reason for praise. I will speak continually of that i...
Psalms 35 The Cry for Justice and Divine Help _ 1. The cry of distress (Psalms 35:1)_ 2. The contrast? (Psalms 35:11) 3. Prayer for vindication and victory ...
XXXV. PRAYER AGAINST TREACHEROUS FOES BY ONE WHO IS QUIET IN THE LAND. Psalms 35:6_ b_ should replace Psalms 35:5_ b_. Chaff driven before the wind may well suggest the image of the angel pursuing th...
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64....
_shall speak_ - _Shall speak musingly_, in the low murmur of one entranced by a sweet thought." _Cheyne_. _of thy righteousness_ For Jehovah's righteousness (Psalms 35:24) will have been manifested i...
Renewed prayer in a somewhat calmer tone....
PSALMS 35 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Prayers against Open and Concealed Enemies, followed by Promises of Praise. ANALYSIS Three irregular stanzas. Stanza I., Psalms 35:1-10, An Indignant Imprecatory prayer...
_AND MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY RIGHTEOUSNESS AND OF THY PRAISE ALL THE DAY LONG._ Thy righteousness - which is the ground of 'my righteousness,' or justification (Psalms 35:27). The Lord's inheren...
This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies, whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
וּ֭ לְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל ־הַ֝...
Psalms 35:1 THE psalmist's life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are brought against him. He professes innocence, and appeals t...
AN APPEAL TO THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE Psalms 35:18 Psalms 35:20 : “The Quiet in the Land” was the title adopted by holy men and women in Germany, during long dark days when religion was under an eclipse....
There is agony in this song. The singer is sore beset with enemies. They are striving with him, fighting against him. They are plotting against him, treacherously spreading a net for his feet. He crie...
PSALM XXXV. (DIXIT INJUSTUS.) The malice of sinners, and the goodness of God....
REFLECTIONS READER! methinks I would pass by every other consideration while going over this precious Psalm, and overlook all other persons and characters, to contemplate Him, and Him only, who here,...
Christ is frequently in scripture represented as longing for the year of his redeemed, before his coming; and both Christ and the Church longing also for his second coming to be glorified in his saint...
Psalms 35 is an urgent appeal for the judgment of Jehovah against relentless and insidious persecutors who seek after the soul of the righteous. Insult, craft, violence, all were used against him. The...
AND MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... In vindicating his cause, and bringing his enemies to shame and confusion, as well as of the glory and excellency of that righteousness of his, by w...
And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, in praising God's righteous government, AND OF THY PRAISE ALL THE DAY LONG. God is the Champion of all those who are oppressed among His children, and t...
EARNEST PRAYER FOR RELIEF...
17-28 Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it b...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 35:28 tongue H3956 speak H1897 (H8799) righteousness H6664 praise H8416 day H3117 Psalm
HE CALLS ON GOD TO VINDICATE HIM, BY PUNISHING THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST HIM, AND BY REWARDING THOSE WHO TAKE UP HIS CAUSE, AT WHICH POINT HE WILL MAKE KNOWN TO ALL WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR HIM (PSALMS 35:22...
CONTENTS: An appeal to heaven for the confusion of enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The most righteous men and the most righteous causes may expect to meet with many mighty and malicious...
Psalms 35:1. _Fight against them._ This is another martial ode, or war song, in which David prays for victory over the army of Saul that came to fight against him, and for confusion to those about the...
_Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause._ SYMPATHY WITH THE GODLY 1. It is one mark of godliness amongst many others, to befriend the cause of Christ, and to further it...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 35:1. This psalm shows how the faithful should pray when they know that hateful people are seeking to harm them. It explains the persecutors’ evil schemes and asks God to fi...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 35:27 The song’s high point is the prospect of telling all the faithful (THOSE WHO DELIGHT IN MY RIGHTEOUSNESS) of God’s faithfulness (v. Psalms 3
INTRODUCTION “This psalm, If It be as the inscription tells us a psalm of David, must have been composed either during his persecution by Saul or during the revolt of Absalom. It is usual to connect i...
EXPOSITION A PSALM ascribed to David by the title, and with many characteristics of his early style—abrupt, impassioned, full of lively and graphic images, and full of transitions The picture which th...
Psalms 104:33; Psalms 104:34; Psalms 145:1; Psalms 145:2; Psal