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They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.
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God's Discipline vs. Man's Malice
Commentators like Albert Barnes highlight a paradox. The psalmist accepts his suffering as God's discipline for his sin, yet he recognizes that from a human perspective, he is being attacked precisely because he is pursuing righteousness. A believer can be humble before God, acknowledging their faults, while also seeing that the hostility they face from others is unjust persecution for their faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They also who return evil for good - They whose characteristic it is to return evil for good, are opposed to me. This implies that those who…
19th Century
Baptist
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries (See Gill on Psalms 35:12);
bec…
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Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist pleaded for divine help: judge, O Lord, those who wrong me (Psalms 34:1). He showe…
