The Meaning of Psalms 35:11 Explained

Psalms 35:11

KJV: False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

YLT: Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

Darby: Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

ASV: Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

Discover Psalms 35:11

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 35:11?

MEANING: What does Psalms 35:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 35:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 35:11?

What is the context of Psalms 35:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

FALSE witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge [things] that I knew not.

What does Psalms 35:11 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 35:11 mean?

Rise up witnesses Fierce that not I do know they ask me [things]

יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי

יְ֭קוּמוּן	Rise up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
עֵדֵ֣י	witnesses
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֵד Sense: witness.
חָמָ֑ס	Fierce
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָמָס Sense: violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי	I do know
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי	they ask me [things]
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 35:11?

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