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For I have heard the slander of many - The reproach; the false accusations; the unjust aspersions. We are here more definitely info…

Again, compare Jeremiah 20:10, which reproduces word for word the first two clauses. The expression rendered “fear on every side” was actually a mo…

While they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

For I have heard the slander of many
Both enemies and neighbours;
fear [was] on every side…

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…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes