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My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

My lovers - See the notes at (Psalms 31:11). The reference here is to those who professed to be his friends.

And my fr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sore is rather stroke, as in margin, or plague. His friends, looking on him as “one smitten of God,” and thinkin…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

As for the sight of my eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

My friends and my companions stand away from my sore. Here David lists other circumstances to show the severe nature of his misery, so tha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore
As if it was a plague sore, lest they should be infected with it; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Nothing will trouble the heart of a good person as much as the sense of God's anger. The way to keep the heart quiet is to keep ourselves in the lo…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the psalmist pleaded for divine help: judge, O Lord, those who wrong me (Psalms 34:1). He showe…

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