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And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And if he comes to see me - If he condescends to visit me in my sickness. The word "me" is not in the original. Perhaps the idea is not that…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And if he come. — A particular individual is singled out here from among the enemies.

To see. — This is th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Those are bad visitors to the sick who, when they speak, talk only nonsense or say things that aggravate the sufferer; and then, when they leave, b…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And if he come to see me, he speaketh lies. What is contained in this verse relates to his false and treacherous friends. Those who were h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if he come to see [me]
Meaning anyone of his enemies, when they came, as pretended, to pay him a friendly visit.…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We complain, and justly, of the lack of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were n…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.

    The title is unt…

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