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Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Yes, my own familiar friend - Margin, as in Hebrew: “the man of my peace.” The man with whom I was at peace; who had no cause for a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Has lifted up his heel. —See margin. The meaning is, possibly, kicked violently at me. But Böttcher’s conjecture…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Many a child of God has had his character whispered down by slanderers; many a man has had a hard time because of the evil speaking of men of the w…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Even the man of my peace. As the very height of all his miseries, David here declares that he had found the same treachery in someone, or,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Yea, mine own familiar friend
Or, "the man of my peace" {z}; who did live peaceably with him, and ought always to have done so…

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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