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A Prophetic Warning
Commentators stress that these harsh words are not a model for how Christians should pray when wronged. Instead, they are understood as a Spirit-inspired prophecy from David, foretelling the just judgment on those who stubbornly reject God. As John Calvin notes, David was not driven by personal passion but by a holy zeal for God's glory.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 69:22–23
18th Century
Theologian
Let their table become a snare before them — These verses are quoted by Paul (Romans 11:9–10) as descriptive of the character …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 69:22
19th Century
Bishop
Let their table. —The form of this imprecation is, of course, suggested by the figurative language immediately preceding. Life had…
John Calvin
On Psalms 69:22
16th Century
Theologian
Let their table before them be for a snare. Here we have a series of dire imprecations. Concerning these, we must remember what we have ob…
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John Gill
On Psalms 69:22
17th Century
Pastor
Let their table become a snare before them
This and the following imprecations were not the effects of a spirit of pr…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 69:22–29
17th Century
Minister
These are prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors. Verses 22 and 23 are applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews, in…