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For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For it was not an enemy that reproached me - The word “reproached” here refers to slander, defamation, or abuse. It is not necessar…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For. —The ellipsis must be supplied from Psalms 55:9, I invoke destruction for, etc.

Then I could ...

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Here you get to the center of David's grief. Ahithophel had betrayed him, and here you begin to see the portrait of Christ coming out on the canvas…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Of a truth, it was not an enemy that cast reproach upon me. He informs us of one circumstance that added bitterness to the injuries he suf…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me
An open and avowed one; a Moabite or a Philistine; such an one as Gol…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

No wickedness causes the believer so much distress as what he witnesses in those who profess to be part of the church of God. Let us not be surpris…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Hear, O God, my prayer, and do not despise my supplication.

    Previously, the psalmist showed the insults of his enemies ag…

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