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Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"

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The 'Gotcha' Accusation

Commentators explain that the enemies' cry, "Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it," is not a vague insult. It's a triumphant shout of someone who believes they have personally "detected" the psalmist in a hidden sin. They are opening their mouths wide in mockery, expressing malicious joy over a supposed moral failure they claim to have witnessed firsthand.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 35:21

18th Century

Theologian

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me - See the notes at (Psalms 22:13).

And said, Aha, aha! - See ([Re…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 35:21

17th Century

Pastor

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me
In laughter, scorn, and derision; see (Psalms 22:7[Referenc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 35:17–28

17th Century

Minister

Though the people of God are, and strive to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David pra…