Psalms 35:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 35:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 35:14 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 35:14 — KJV
“I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. behaved myself: Heb. walked as though...: Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me”
— Psalms 35:14 (KJV)
Psalms 35:14 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 35:14
“Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 35:14: bowed, down, one
“Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. Let me...: or, I find friendly: Heb. to the heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 35:14: though, friend, one
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Psalms 35:14: myself, though, down
“Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. I consulted...: Heb. my heart consulted in me”
Shares key themes with Psalms 35:14: myself, brother, one
“So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? whom the king...: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth”
Shares key themes with Psalms 35:14: myself, though, one
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