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All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.
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The Conspiracy of Slander
Commentators explain that the "whispering" described is not idle gossip but a deliberate, secret conspiracy. The psalmist's enemies, including both open foes and supposed friends, were actively meeting to pool their accusations and devise a plan to cause him harm, ruin his reputation, and even take his life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All that hate me whisper together against me - They talk the matter over where they suppose that no one can hear; they endeavor to …
19th Century
Baptist
Many a child of God has had his character whispered down by slanderers; many a man has had a hard time because of the evil speaking of men of the w…
16th Century
Protestant
All they that hate me whisper together against me. Here he seems generally to include both classes of his enemies: those who sought to opp…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All that hate me whisper together against me That is, they privately conspired against him; see ([Reference Matthew …
We complain, and justly, of the lack of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were n…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.
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