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The Pain of Social Abandonment
Commentators emphasize that David's deepest pain came not just from enemies, but from the betrayal of those closest to him. His neighbors, acquaintances, and even passersby treated him with reproach and fear, fleeing as if he had a contagious disease. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin note this abandonment by one's own community is a particularly sharp and isolating form of suffering.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 31:11
18th Century
Theologian
I was a reproach among all my enemies – that is, he was subjected to their reproaches, or was slandered and reviled by them. See th…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 31:11
19th Century
Bishop
The adverb rendered especially seems out of place. It is therefore better to take it as a noun, in the sense of burden, a sense etymologic…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 31:10–11
19th Century
Preacher
My strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbors,<…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 31:11
16th Century
Theologian
I was a reproach by reason of all mine enemies. Others translate this as follows: more than mine enemies. As the Hebrew letter מ,…
John Gill
On Psalms 31:11
17th Century
Pastor
I was a reproach among all mine enemies
This is a common case of the people of God; and though it may be the least o…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 31:9–18
17th Century
Minister
David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. In this, he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his affliction…