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They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They rewarded me evil for good - They recompensed, or returned evil instead of good. The manner in which they did it he states in t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

To the spoiling of my soul. —Literally, desolation to my soul. We may paraphrase,

“They rewarded me evil f…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They render me evil for good. David again shows that his enemies' malice was especially heinous, because they not only oppressed him wrong…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They rewarded me evil for good
For the good David did in killing Goliath, and slaying his ten thousands of the Phili…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. In this, he was a type of Christ. David shows how …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. In the preceding psalms, the dignity of the just was made manifest; now help is implored against the persecutions of the wicked.

He…

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