They that hate me without a cause — Without any just reason; without any provocation on my part. There were many such in the case of David…

They that would destroy me ... — Properly, my exterminators. It seems like hypercriticism to object to this as too strong…

My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: him now in the…

They who hate me without cause are more in number than the hairs of my head. The Psalmist now expresses plainly what he had previously sai…

They that hate me without a cause
As the Jews did; see (John 15:18–25); for he did no injury to the pers…

We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer spoken of here, and ask why, as well as what He suffered. By meditating on this, we may be…