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They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I indeed cut them off.
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The Feeling of Being Surrounded
Commentators note that the psalmist repeats the phrase "They compassed me about" to emphasize the overwhelming and relentless nature of the opposition. This isn't just poetic flair; it's meant to convey the feeling of being completely surrounded and suffocated by enemies, a cry from what one scholar calls an "overflowing heart."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about ... - The sentiment and the language of the previous verse are here repeated,…
19th Century
Anglican
But in the name ... —Or, more emphatically, It is in Jehovah’s name that, and so on.
Baptist
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees; they…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about Which is repeated not only for the confirmation of, it, but to…
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…
