Psalms 35:24

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Judge	שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי sha.fe.Te.ni	H8199	to judge · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָ֗י 'e.lo.Hai	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
righteousness	כְ֭צִדְקְךָ Khe.tzid.ke.kha	H6664	the right (natural · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
rejoice	יִשְׂמְחוּ yis.me.chu-	H8055	probably to brighten up · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Psalms 26:1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Psalms 7:8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Psalms 35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Psalms 18:20-24 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
1 Peter 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:17–end

In these verses, as before, I. David describes the great injustice, malice, and insolence, of his persecutors, pleading this with God as a reason why he should protect him from them and appear against them. 1. They were very unrighteous; they were his enemies wrongfully, for he never gave them any provocation: They hated him without a cause; nay, for that for which they ought rather to have loved and honoured him. This is quoted, with application to Christ, and is said to be fulfilled in him. Joh 15:25, They hated me without cause. 2. They were very rude; they could not find in their hearts to show him common civility: They speak not peace; if they met him, they had not the good manners to g…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 35:23

(Compare Psa 7:6; Psa 26:1; Th2 1:6). God's righteous government is the hope of the pious and terror of the wicked.

John Gill on Psalms 35:24

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness,.... Either that righteousness of his, by which he justifies his people, which Christ has wrought out, God has accepted of, and imputes; and which, though revealed in the Gospel, was witnessed to by the law and prophets, and was known to the saints under the Old Testament, and particularly to David; see Romans 4:6; or the perfection of his justice, his essential righteousness displayed in all his works and actions, and in the government of the world; according to this the psalmist desired to be judged; not with respect to his person before God, but with respect to his cause before men, by delivering him from his enemies, and taking veng…

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John Calvin on Psalms 35:24–end

Psalm 35:24-28 24. Judge me, O Jehovah my God! According to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. 25. Let them not say in their heart, Aha! our soul! [721] let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 26. Let those who rejoice at my hurt be ashamed and confounded together; let those who magnify themselves against me be clothed with shame and dishonor. 27. But let those who favor my righteous cause shout and be glad, and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who loveth the peace of his servant. 28. And my tongue shall declare thy righteousness and thy praise all the day. 24. Judge me, O Jehovah my God! David here confirms the prayer of the preceding verse that God wo…

The Church Fathers

Although he had the best case, since he had committed no sins, he still asks that he be judged in mercy to show us, who would not be able to carry out this activity as those without sin, an example of prayer.
— Cassiodorus, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 35:24

"Judge me, O Lord, according to My righteousness" [Psalm 35:24]; that is, attend to My cause. Not according to My punishment, but "according to My righteousness, O Lord, My God," that is, according to this judge Thou Me. "And let them not rejoice over Me;" that is, Mine enemies.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 35

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Dictionary and topics

Enemy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Righteousness Of God, The · We should pray: To be judged according to — We should pray: To be judged according to

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Psalms 35:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 35:23

John Gill on Psalms 35:24

John Calvin on Psalms 35:24–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 35:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 35:23

John Gill on Psalms 35:24

John Calvin on Psalms 35:24–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 35:22-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 35:21-25

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 35:24