They have now compassed us - Myself, and those who are associated with me. It would seem from this that the psalmist was not alone. It is to…

They have now ... — Evidently, the meaning is, Wherever we go they surround us like curs, that is, they dog our footsteps…

They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowi…

They have now compassed me round about in our steps. The Psalmist confirms what he has said before concerning the furious passion for doin…

They have now compassed us in our steps
The sense is, they could not stir a step but they were at their heels, surro…

Being surrounded by enemies, David prays to God to keep him safe. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved through all the hardsh…

1. Above, the psalmist described the divine justice and showed that he kept it; here he puts forward a prayer in which he asks to be heard f…