Psalms 35:13
11 Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
14 I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
- KJV
- But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
- WEB
- But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
- ASV
- But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
- DARBY
- But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:
- BLB
- And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned upon my bosom.
- ÅB
- Men jeg kledde meg i sørgeklær da de var syke;
jeg plaget sjelen min med faste,
og bønnen min vendte tilbake til brystet mitt[^1]. - OTB
- Men for meg, da de var syke, bar jeg sekkestrie;
Jeg ydmyket min sjel med faste,
Men min bønn forble ubesvart. - B1930
- Og jeg, jeg klædde mig i sørgeklær, da de var syke; jeg plaget min sjel med faste, og min bønn vendte tilbake til min barm. / < d.e. jeg bad med hodet bøid mot mitt bryst.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 69:10–11
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
Read in contextJob 30:25
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
Read in contextMatthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Read in contextIsaiah 58:5
Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
Read in contextLeviticus 16:31
It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.
Read in contextMatthew 10:13
If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:29
This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—
Read in contextIsaiah 58:3
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
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