Psalms 35:14

WEB

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

KJV

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

Commentary

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother,.... Meaning either Saul or Doeg the Edomite, or some such evil man; somewhat like this he says of Ahithophel, Psa 41:9 ; and Arama thinks he is meant here; as Christ of Judas, whom he called friend, when he came to betray him; and who not only ate with him at table of his bread, but was steward of his family, and carried the bag, Mat 26:50 ; I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother; or as a mother that mourneth for her son, as Jarchi interprets it, whose affections are very strong; and thus Christ wept over Jerusalem, and had a tender concern for and sympathy with the Jews, his implacable enemies, and wept over them, and prayed for them, Luk 19:41 .