The Meaning of Psalms 35:14 Explained

Psalms 35:14

KJV: I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

YLT: As if a friend, as if my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.

Darby: I behaved myself as though he had been a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth for a mother.

ASV: I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I behaved  myself as though [he had been] my friend  [or] brother:  I bowed down  heavily,  as one that mourneth  [for his] mother. 

What does Psalms 35:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 35:1-17 - Rescuing The Poor And Needy
This psalm dates from the Sauline persecution, or else from the disturbed condition of the kingdom in David's later years. Each of the three divisions into which the psalm naturally falls ends with praise, Psalms 35:9; Psalms 35:18; Psalms 35:28.
Throughout the psalm we meet with strong imprecations on the wicked. The spirit of the New Testament inculcates a higher law of love and forgiveness, Luke 9:55-56. Therefore our Lord rebuked His Apostles when they called for fire from heaven. He said: "You do not understand that you have passed out of the Old Covenant into the New." It has been suggested that the maledictions of these verses should be read as predictions. Thus, "Let them be confounded" would read, "They will be confounded." "Their way will be dark and slippery." "The angel of the Lord will oppose them," etc.
What a thrill passes through the soul when God whispers the assurance, I am thy salvation! "Who is like unto thee!" Exodus 15:11. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 35

1  David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion
11  He complains of their wrongful dealing
22  Thereby he incites God against them

What do the individual words in Psalms 35:14 mean?

As though [he were] my friend [or] brother to I paced about as one mourning [for] [his] mother Heavily I bowed down
כְּרֵֽעַ־ כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־ אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי

כְּרֵֽעַ־  As  though  [he  were]  my  friend 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
כְּאָ֣ח  [or]  brother 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי  I  paced  about 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
כַּאֲבֶל־  as  one  mourning  [for] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: אָבֵל  
Sense: mourning.
אֵ֝֗ם  [his]  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
קֹדֵ֥ר  Heavily 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: קָדַר  
Sense: to mourn, be dark.
שַׁחֽוֹתִי  I  bowed  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁחַח 
Sense: to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down.

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