Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 35:21

21. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me , and said Aha, aha , our eye hath seen it z.

Either, 1. To devour me. It is a Metaphor taken from wild Beasts, when they come within reach of their Prey. Or 2. to pour forth whole Floods of Scoffs and Slaunders, and Contumelies.

An Expression of Joy and Triumph. See on Iob 39. 25 Psal. 40. 15. Heb. hath seen, to wit, what we have long desired, and hoped for. See the same or like Ellipsis, Psal. 54. 7. and 59. 10. and 112. 8.

Marginal references: Psal. 40. 15.