Psalms 35:9

"Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction."

Key Reflection

This verse prays for justice, asking that the enemy’s own deceit and wickedness be turned against them unexpectedly, leading to their downfall. It reflects a prayer for divine retribution, ensuring that evil is met with its own consequences.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord -That is, I shall be joyful, or will rejoice. This is said in anticipation of the interposition of God in destroying his enemies, and in delivering him from danger. It is not joy in the destruction of others; it is joy that he himself would be delivered. Our own deliverance from the hand of our enemies may involve the necessity of their being cut off. What we rejoice in, in such a case, is not their ruin, but our own deliverance; and for this it can never be improper to give thanks. The psalmist says that he would rejoice “in the Lord.” It would not be in his own skill or valor, but in what God had done to save him. See the notes atPsalms 34:2.

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