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A Terrifying Picture
Commentators describe the verse's imagery as terrifying. It paints a picture of the psalmist's enemies on a path that is both dark, so they cannot see dangers, and slippery, where they risk falling into ruin. Scholars note this could allude to the treacherous, rain-slicked limestone hills of Palestine, creating a vivid picture of helplessness and impending judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 35:6
18th Century
Theologian
Let their way be dark — Margin, as in Hebrew: “darkness.” That is, let them not be able to see where they go, what danger they incu…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 35:6
19th Century
Bishop
Dark and slippery. —See margin. Delitzsch supposes an allusion to the passage of the Red Sea, but the picture suggests rather the …
John Gill
On Psalms 35:6
17th Century
Pastor
Let their way be dark and slippery
In which they run before the angel, chasing and pursuing them; so that they know …
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 35:1–10
17th Century
Minister
It is nothing new for the most righteous people, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed …