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Respond to Slander with Scripture
Commentators highlight the psalmist's profound response to being slandered by powerful people ("princes"). Instead of arguing, defending himself, or despairing, he deliberately turned his attention to God's Word. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes describe this as a wise and calm strategy, choosing to find stability in God's statutes rather than engaging with his critics.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 119:23
18th Century
Theologian
Princes also did sit and speak against me – This would have been applicable to David many times in his life, but it was also applic…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 119:23
19th Century
Bishop
Speak. — Compare Psalms 50:20 for the same implied sense in this verb. This verse reads as if Israel, and not a mere individual, w…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 119:23
19th Century
Preacher
Princes also did sit and speak against me:
Had they nothing else to do, but talk against God's servants?
No; they sat down t…
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John Gill
On Psalms 119:23
17th Century
Pastor
Princes also did sit [and] speak against me
The princes in the court of Saul, who suggested to him that David sought…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 119:17–24
17th Century
Minister
If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We should spend our lives in His service; we will find true life in keeping His word. Those …