Psalm 35:14
14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
Other Translations of Psalm 35:14
King James Version
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
English Standard Version
14 I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning.
The Message
14 My prayers were like lead in my gut, like I'd lost my best friend, my brother. I paced, distraught as a motherless child, hunched and heavyhearted.
New King James Version
14 I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
New Living Translation
14 I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 35:14
Commentary on Psalm 35:11-16
(Read Psalm 35:11-16)
Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. Herein he was a type of Christ. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. We ought to mourn for the sins of those who do not mourn for themselves. We shall not lose by the good offices we do to any, how ungrateful soever they may be. Let us learn to possess our souls in patience and meekness like David, or rather after Christ's example.