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The Cowardice of Slander
Commentators emphasize that the attack described is not an open, fair fight. Instead, it is characterized by secrecy and surprise. Albert Barnes notes it's a 'warfare with a concealed foe,' using words as arrows shot from a hidden place. The goal is to inflict harm suddenly and without being identified.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 64:4
18th Century
Theologian
That they may shoot in secret - From an unobserved quarter; from a place where they are so concealed that it cannot be known where the arr…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 64:4
19th Century
Bishop
And fear not. —These are utterly unscrupulous, fearing neither God nor man.
John Gill
On Psalms 64:4
17th Century
Pastor
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect
Meaning himself, who though not without sin, and far from perfection in…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 64:1–6
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist earnestly begs God to preserve him from disquieting fear.
The tongue is a little member, but it boasts great things. The uprigh…