[[Ps-35]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-34]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-36]] --- ### Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: David predicts that the righteous sufferer will be confronted by malicious witnesses who provide false testimony and interrogate him regarding crimes or matters of which he is entirely innocent. *Historical context*: Theological tradition identifies this as a messianic prophecy of the trial of Jesus, where the authorities were unable to find consistent or truthful witnesses to justify a death sentence. *Related to*: ### Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: During the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin, the high priests and elders actively sought false testimony to secure a conviction. *Historical context*: [[Matt-26#v59|Matthew 26:59]]-60 records that although many false witnesses came forward, their testimony was inconsistent, fulfilling the pattern of unrighteous witnesses rising against an innocent man as described by David. *Related to*: [[Ps-35#v11|Psalm 35:11]] ### Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The text describes an intense level of public derision and physical expressions of hatred, such as the gnashing of teeth, performed by those who treat the suffering of the righteous as entertainment. *Historical context*: The 'gnashing of teeth' is a recurring biblical motif for extreme, malicious hatred, often cited by scholars as prefiguring the animosity faced by the Messiah and early Christian martyrs. *Related to*: ### Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus was subjected to organized mockery and physical abuse by Roman soldiers and religious leaders during his passion. *Historical context*: The accounts in [[Matt-27#v27|Matthew 27:27]]-31 and [[Mark-15#v16|Mark 15:16]]-20 describe the soldiers mocking Jesus with a crown of thorns and a purple robe, turning his trial and execution into a profane spectacle. Additionally, [[Acts-07#v54|Acts 7:54]] records that the council 'gnashed their teeth' at Stephen during his martyrdom, mirroring the treatment of Jesus. *Related to*: [[Ps-35#v16|Psalm 35:16]] ### neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: David expresses the plight of being the target of a baseless and irrational hatred from enemies who plot in secret (winking their eyes). *Historical context*: This verse establishes a prototype of the 'Righteous Sufferer' whose persecution is not earned by any wrongdoing, a central theme in Messianic theology. *Related to*: ### neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus explicitly identifies the phrase 'hated me without a cause' as a specific prophecy from the Law (the Psalms) that must be fulfilled in his own life. *Historical context*: In [[John-15#v25|John 15:25]], Jesus says, 'But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: "They hated me without a cause,"' directly linking the world's rejection of him to the words of David in [[Ps|Psalm 35]]. *Related to*: [[Ps-35#v19|Psalm 35:19]] --- #ai_prophecy