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Psalms 35:13–15

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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.
I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
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From verse 13

  1. Psalms 69:10–11Rank 1 from verse 13
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    10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

    11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

  2. Job 30:25Rank 2 from verse 13
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    25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

  3. Matthew 5:44Rank 3 from verse 13
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    44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

  4. Isaiah 58:5Rank 4 from verse 13
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    5Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?

  5. Leviticus 16:31Rank 5 from verse 13
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    31It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

From verse 14

  1. Luke 19:41–42Rank 1 from verse 14
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    41¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

    42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

  2. 2 Samuel 1:11–12Rank 2 from verse 14
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    11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

    12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

  3. Genesis 24:67Rank 3 from verse 14
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    67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

  4. 2 Samuel 1:17–27Rank 4 from verse 14
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    17¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

    18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

    19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

    20Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

    21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

    22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

    23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

    24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

    25How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

    26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

    27How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

  5. Psalms 38:6Rank 5 from verse 14
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    6I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

From verse 15

  1. Jeremiah 20:10Rank 1 from verse 15
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    10¶ For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  2. Mark 14:65Rank 2 from verse 15
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    65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

  3. Matthew 27:27–30Rank 3 from verse 15
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    27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

    28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

    29¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

    30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

  4. Matthew 27:39–44Rank 4 from verse 15
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    39¶ And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

    40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

    42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

  5. Psalms 7:2Rank 5 from verse 15
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    2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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Psalms 35:13

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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clothing

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Sense 1: Garments or covering for the body. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which covers or invests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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fasting

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fast, meaning to abstain from food for a time.

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returned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 35:14

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behaved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of behave, meaning to act; to conduct; generally applied to manners, or to conduct in any particular business; and in a good or bad sense.

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friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heavily

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1. With great weight or severity. 2. With difficulty. 3. In a sorrowful manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 35:15

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ceased

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Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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35:1PLEAD my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

35:3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

35:6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

35:9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

35:10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

35:11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

35:12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

35:13But 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.

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35:14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

35:19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

35:20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

35:22This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

35:23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

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

35:25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

35:28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

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