Psalms 35:24

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — David addresses Yahweh as his God and Lord, pleading for intervention at a moment when his adversaries are actively rejoicing in his vulnerability.

The words — The verse centers on שָפְטֵ֣/נִי (sha.fe.Te./ni) = vindicate me, and כְ֭/צִדְקְ/ךָ (Khe./tzid.ke./kha) = according to your righteousness, framing the request as a demand for judicial clearance grounded in divine justice.

The thread — This specific petition for God to judge and clear the petitioner appears in Psalms 26:1, Psalms 43:1, and Psalms 7:8.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to bring the threat of enemy triumphalism directly to God’s court and demand a verdict that stops their gloating.

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The Hebrew words

שָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te./nivindicate/ me כְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe./tzid.ke./khaaccording to/ righteousness/ your יְהוָ֥הYah.wehO Yahweh אֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.Ha/iGod/ my וְאַל־ve./'al-and/ may not יִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-they rejoiceלִֽי׃L/ito/ me

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Psalms 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Psalms 26:1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Psalms 7:8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
Psalms 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Job 20:5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Psalms 18:20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
1 Peter 2:22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”