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For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For innumerable evils have compassed me about - Have surrounded me, or have beset me on every side. The evils here referred to, und…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For innumerable evils have compassed me on all sides. This phrase, in the original, denotes more than can be expressed in an English trans…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For innumerable evils have compassed me about
Like floods of water all around him; see (Psalms 18:4[Refe…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The best saints see themselves undone unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This ma…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…

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