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With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, With which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
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God Takes It Personally
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that when enemies mock believers, they are ultimately reproaching God himself. The psalmist's plea is powerful because he asks God to defend His own honor, which is tied to His people. This offers encouragement to Christians facing ridicule for their faith, reminding them that God takes these insults personally.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord - Have reproached you and me. With which they reproach your character and cause, an…
19th Century
Anglican
Footsteps ... — Every step taken by Israel was the subject of reproach. Rabbinical writers connect the verse with the delay of the…
Baptist
The Psalm ends on its keynote of praise to Jehovah. There had been much to sadden the writer, as there is much to sadden us in these days; but we c…
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16th Century
Protestant
With which your enemies, O Jehovah! have reproached you. What the Psalmist now affirms is not that the wicked torment the saints with thei…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord Which carries in it another argument why the Lord should take notice…
Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with His promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfill His word. When the great Anoint…
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