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Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness; Don`t let them gloat over me.
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An Appeal for Justice
Commentators explain that David isn't asking God to judge his personal sinfulness, but to judge the conflict between him and his enemies according to God's perfect standard of righteousness. When you are wronged by others, you can confidently ask the perfectly just God to intervene and vindicate your righteous cause.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Judge me, O Lord my God — Pronounce judgment, or judge between me and my enemies. Compare the notes at (Psalms 26:1).
16th Century
Protestant
Judge me, O Jehovah my God! David here confirms the prayer of the preceding verse that God would be his defender, and would maintain his r…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Judge me, O Lord my God, according to your righteousness Either that righteousness of his, by which he justifies his…
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Though the people of God are, and strive to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David pra…
13th Century
Catholic
1. I will give thanks to you in a great church. Here he describes the fruit of this help.
