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Psalms 35:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen "
Psalms 35:21
Verse in Context
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Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen
This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
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Psalms 35:1
"[[A Psalm of David.]] Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight"
Psalms 35:2
"Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help."
Psalms 35:3
"Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation."
Psalms 35:4
"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."
Psalms 35:5
"Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase"
Psalms 35:6
"Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute"
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