Lord, how are they increased - How are they multiplied; or, how numerous they are. Perhaps the idea is, that at first they seemed t…

How ... many. —“And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem” ([Referen…

As if he could not measure his troubles. He stands amazed. He makes his appeal to God.

Sacred history teaches that David was not only dethroned but also forsaken by almost all people, so that he had nearly as many enemies as he had su…

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me ?
&c.] David's enemies increased in the conspiracy against him, ([Refer…

An active believer, the more he is driven away from God, either by the rebukes of providence or the reproaches of enemies, the firmer hold he will …

When he fled from the face of his son Absalom. ^3:1 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? Many are they…