Psalms 35:19 says, Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. David asked that his enemies not be able to wrongly rejoice over him, or to think that they had defeated him in other words. As long as we are faithful to God, even if the people of the world rejoice if we seem to be defeated, they will be wrongfully rejoicing. Verse twenty adds, For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. David said those around him didn't want peace, but devised deceitful plans against those who wanted to live in peace. Sometimes, those who desire to live in peace are seen as being weak by those who would like to rule over them, but we as Christians are always to do our best to live at peace with those who are lost. Verse twenty-one continues, Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. David said his enemies were loudly boasting against him when he seemed to be defeated. The world likes to brag about Christians who have seemingly been defeated, but we must continue to live by faith because we know the ultimate outcome. We are forever victorious through our faith in Jesus Christ. Verse twenty-two declares, This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. David said that God had seen what was happening in his life and asked that He not be far from him. As Christians, we can be certain that God sees what is going on in our lives, and since we are indwelled by the Holy Spirit, then He is with us always. Verse twenty-three adds, Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. David called for God to wake up to judge his cause, declaring God to be his God and Lord. If we have put our faith in Jesus Christ, He is forever our God, and we should always allow Him to be the Lord of our life. Verse twenty-four continues, Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. Like David, we must ask that God judge us according to His righteousness, since we cannot stand before God based on our own righteousness. When we stand by the righteousness of God through our faith in Jesus Christ, those who are against God will never rejoice over us in the day of God's judgment. Verse twenty-five states, Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. David asked that God would keep his enemies from rejoicing over him, believing him to have been defeated. Though people of the world may rejoice thinking that they have defeated the followers of Christ today, it will be a false rejoicing. Verse twenty-six adds, Let 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. David asked that those who rejoiced over him thinking that they had defeated him be left in confusion and shame. When God's ultimate judgment comes, all those who scoffed at Christians will be clothed in shame, and we need to just continue to live by faith until then. Verse twenty-seven says, Let 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. David asked that those who favored his righteous cause to shout for joy and continually ask that God be magnified. If we are followers of Christ, we should rejoice in the Lord and live our lives in such a way that God will be magnified, and not we ourselves. Verse twenty-eight adds, And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. David said he would speak of God's righteous and praise Him all the day long, and so should we as Christians.
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