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All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Every day they wrest my words – The word here rendered “wrest,” means literally to give pain, to grieve, to afflict; and it is used…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Wrest. —Properly, afflict; and so some, “injure my cause.” But “torture my words” is intelligible.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

In God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

Every day they wrest my words: This is a common calami…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Every day my words vex me. The first part of this verse has been rendered in various ways. Some understand my words to be the nom…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Every day they wrest my words
Form, fashion, and shape them at their pleasure; construe them, and put what sense upo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Be merciful unto me, O God. This petition includes all the good for which we come to the throne of grace. If we obtain mercy there, we nee…

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