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Don`t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen up against me, Such as breathe out cruelty.
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Attacks of Word and Deed
Commentators explain that David faced a two-pronged attack: 'false witnesses' (slander and lies) and those who 'breathe out cruelty' (open hostility and violence). John Calvin notes this combination of deceit and force is a common trial for believers. The prayer acknowledges that opposition can be both verbal and physical, and both should be brought to God for deliverance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - Let them not accomplish their desires in regard to me; let them not be able to …
19th Century
Anglican
By slightly changing a letter, we avoid the awkward ellipse in Psalms 27:13, and get
“Such as breathe out cruelty against me, S…
Baptist
Deliver me not over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unl…
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16th Century
Protestant
Do not give me up to the desire of my oppressors. The Hebrew noun נפש, nephesh, signifies lust, will, or desire; and Dav…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies It is a dreadful thing for a man to be given up to his own heart's…
Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by speci…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Now that he has prayed, the psalmist speaks about the trust produced by that prayer, and he makes two points about this.
First, he…
