But my enemies are lively ... - DeWette renders this, “My enemies live and are strong.” The word translated “lively” - חיים cha…

But my enemies are lively. —See margin. But the parallelism and a comparison with Psalms 35:19 lead to the suspicion that…

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt…

But mine enemies [are] lively
Or "living" ^F17 or "live"; not in a spiritual sense; for they had no lively…

Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies…

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