I was a reproach among all my enemies – that is, he was subjected to their reproaches, or was slandered and reviled by them. See th…

The adverb rendered especially seems out of place. It is therefore better to take it as a noun, in the sense of burden, a sense etymologic…

My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neigh…

I was a reproach by reason of all mine enemies. Others translate this as follows: more than mine enemies. As the Hebrew letter מ,…

I was a reproach among all mine enemies
This is a common case of the people of God; and though it may be the least o…

David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. In this, he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his affliction…