Psalms 35 · Verse 24

Psalms 35:24

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
Psalms 35:24, King James Version

Psalms 35:24 in other translations

BSBVindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
WEBVindicate me, LORD my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.
ASVJudge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
YLTJudge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.
DARBYJudge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
BBEBe my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
WebsterJudge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

What does Psalms 35:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 35:23-24

23-24. (Compare Psa 7:6; 26:1; 2Th 1:6). God's righteous government is the hope of the pious and terror of the wicked.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Judge me, O Lord my God - The manner of his appeal shows the strong confidence he had in his own innocence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 35:17-28

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 belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring…

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Psalms 35:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.nivindicate meH8199
כְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaaccording to righteousness yourH6664
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
יִשְׂמְחוּ\־yis.me.chu-they rejoiceH8055
לִֽי\׃Lito me

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 35:24

  • 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

    A Psalm of David. 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.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:6

    Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

  • 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.

  • 1 Peter 2:22

    Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

  • 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. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judge.
7:8; 18:20-24; 26:1; 43:1; 2Th 1:6; 1Pe 2:22
and let.
19; Job 20:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 35:23

    Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

  • Psalms 35:24

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

  • Psalms 35:25

    Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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Psalms 35:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Júzgame conforme á tu justicia, Jehová Dios mío; y no se alegren de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Juge-moi selon ta justice, ô Éternel, mon Dieu! et qu’ils ne se réjouissent pas à mon sujet.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Schaffe mir Recht nach deiner Gerechtigkeit, Jehova, mein Gott! Und laß sie sich nicht über mich freuen!