Psalm 35:13 Meaning
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Context Explained
11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 58:6
Both verses emphasize the importance of humility and fasting.
James 4:10
James encourages humility before God, resonating with the psalmist's actions.
Matthew 6:16
Jesus teaches about fasting with the right heart, similar to the psalmist's intent.
Source: Psalm 35:13