17. How long wilt thou look on God seemed to “look on” as an indifferent spectator, and the “how long” is the wail of despair, and yet of hope in despair. My darling from the lions See on Psalms 22:20 read more
18. I will give… thanks This promise of thanksgiving closes the second strophe. Congregation Septuagint, εκκλησια , the word everywhere translated Church in New Testament. David would honour God before all the devout people. Much people Before a mighty nation. The nation or people of Israel. read more
19. Hate me without a cause Quoted by Christ and applied to himself, John 15:25. The closing strophe is more chastened and calm, yet prayer against his enemies prevails. For wink with the eye, as a silent token of agreement, see Proverbs 6:13; Proverbs 10:10 read more
20. Quiet in the land The peaceable, inoffensive ones the pious. read more
21. Aha, aha An expression of joyful surprise. Our eye hath seen it “What we could not have believed on the testimony of another our eyes now see.” Alexander. Compare this with the trial of our Lord, and Psalms 22:7; Matthew 27:39 read more
22. This thou hast seen Antithetic to “our eye hath seen it,” just mentioned, and referring to Psalms 35:17 read more
24. According to thy righteousness An appeal to God’s knowledge of the right as to the points at issue with his enemies. Justice, not private victory, is his plea with God. read more
26. Let them be ashamed In this and the connecting verses of the strophe is given the moral sense of all the imprecations in Psalms 35:4-8 read more
27. That favour Take pleasure in, delight in, not by favouritism, but for righteousness. My righteous cause Hebrew, my righteousness. Prosperity of his servant Righteousness could not be otherwise than by defending and delivering the righteous, and this always implies the defeat and punishment of the wicked. The prosperity of David was the essential condition of just administration in the case. If justice is not always promptly executed for the righteous, it has the pledge of... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:16
16. Hypocritical mockers in feasts Impious table jesters: men whose occupation was to make merriment at feasts buffoons. They gnashed upon me This was the fittest expression of their empty rage, to which they had been excited by the derision of these jesters. read more