The bands of the wicked - Margin, “companies.” The Hebrew word properly means a cord, a rope; then a snare, gin, net; then, a band or a comp…

The bands ... —Rather, cords of the wicked surrounded me. (See Psalm 18:5-6.) So all ancient versions except the Targum.<…

The cords of the wicked have caught hold of me. Those who translate חבלי cheblei, by sorrows, bring out no natural meani…

The bands of the wicked have robbed me
Very probably Saul and his ministers seized on his effects, when he fled from…

True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, kn…