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They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
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The Pain of Unjust Words
Commentators explain that the psalmist felt completely surrounded, as if by an army, but the weapons were malicious 'words of hatred.' Scholars like Albert Barnes note that these verbal attacks came from every direction and were entirely undeserved, highlighting the profound pain of being slandered 'without a cause.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They compassed me about also with words of hatred - They attacked me on every side; they assailed me, not merely in one form and di…
16th Century
Protestant
And they have encompassed me. He complains that from all quarters he was assailed with the most hostile and abusive epithets, and this, mo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They compassed me about also with words of hatred They surrounded him as he hung on the cross, and expressed their m…
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