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The Severity of the Threat
Commentators explain that the language here is intense. The enemies are described as "deadly," literally meaning "enemies against the soul" or life. The word for "oppress" carries the idea of completely wasting or desolating, like an army ravaging a city. This highlights the extreme peril and desperation behind the psalmist's prayer.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 17:9
18th Century
Theologian
From the wicked that oppress me - Margin, “That waste me.” The margin expresses the sense of the Hebrew. The idea is that of being …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 17:9
19th Century
Bishop
Deadly. —Literally, with the soul, or life, or better, as in the Syriac, “against the life,” and so deadly.<…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 17:6–12
19th Century
Preacher
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowi…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 17:9
16th Century
Theologian
From the face of the ungodly. The Psalmist, by again accusing his enemies, intends to present his own innocence as an argument for obtaini…
John Gill
On Psalms 17:9
17th Century
Pastor
From the wicked that oppress me
Or "waste" or "destroy" {g}; as wild beasts do a field or vineyard when they get int…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 17:8–15
17th Century
Minister
Being surrounded by enemies, David prays to God to keep him safe. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved through all the hardsh…