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"An evil disease," they say, "has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more."
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The Attack Was Slander
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Calvin, Gill) explain that the phrase 'An evil disease' is more accurately translated from Hebrew as 'a word of Belial' or 'a wicked accusation.' The primary attack against the psalmist was slander. His enemies interpreted his illness as divine punishment for a terrible sin, using it to destroy his reputation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
An evil disease - Margin, “a thing of Belial.” The Hebrew is literally “a word of Belial.” This has been very variously understood and inter…
19th Century
Anglican
An evil disease. —In the margin: thing of Belial. (For “Belial,” see Deuteronomy 13:13.) The expression may mean, as in t…
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
An evil deed of Belial cleaved fast to him. From this verse it appears that they had conspired in this way for his destruction, because th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
An evil disease, [say they], cleaves fast to him Not any bodily one, of which they might hope he would die; much les…
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.
The title is unt…
