Psalm 35:16 “Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.”

Psalm 35:16

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

American Standard Version

Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Geneva Bible 1599

With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.

Darby Translation

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

Young's Literal Translation

With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.

Bible in Basic English

Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

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Cross references

“hypocritical”

John 18:28 1 Samuel 20:24–42 1 Corinthians 5:8 Isaiah 1:14 Isaiah 1:15

John 18:28 · BSB

Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

1 Samuel 20:24–42 · BSB

So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.

1 Corinthians 5:8 · BSB

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

Isaiah 1:14 · BSB

I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

Isaiah 1:15 · BSB

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

“gnashed”

Lamentations 2:16 Psalm 37:12 Job 16:9 Acts 7:54

Lamentations 2:16 · BSB

All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”

Psalm 37:12 · BSB

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Job 16:9 · BSB

His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.

Acts 7:54 · BSB

On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

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