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For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For strangers are risen up against me - That is, foreigners; those of another nation or land. Saul and his friends who sought the l…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For strangers. —This verse, with some variations, occurs again (Psalms 86:14); some manuscripts even reading …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For strangers are risen up against me
Meaning such as Doeg the Edomite, or Heathen soldiers, that Saul had hired and took into…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God is faithful, though people are not to be trusted, and it is well for us that it is so. David has no other plea to depend on than God's name, no…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. God, in your name. In previous psalms, the psalmist showed the great evil of sins regarding the inclination to sin and conte…

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