Psalms 17:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ From the wicked that oppressc me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. ”

Psalms 17:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

From the wicked that oppress me - Margin, “That waste me.” The margin expresses the sense of the Hebrew. The idea is that of being wasted, desolated, destroyed, as a city or country is by the rav...
Psalms 17:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

From the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass (h) me about. (h) For their cruelty cannot be satisfied but with my death.
Psalms 17:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVII. The Prayer of a Godly Man for Deliverance from his Foes. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and innocent neighbours. The cry for Divine help is made...
Psalms 17:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the wicked . the lawless ones. my deadly enemies . the foes of my soul Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Psalms 17:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. From the face of the ungodly. The Psalmist, by again accusing his enemies, intends to set forth his own innocence, as an argument for his obtaining the favor of God. At the same time, he...
Psalms 17:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. From my deadly enemies, who compass me about - This is a metaphor taken from huntsmen, who spread themselves around...
Psalms 17:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. From my deadly enemies - literally, 'my enemies in soul.' Compare Ps. 41:14 ,
Psalms 17:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God ( Psalms 17:1-2 ), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence ( Psalms 17:3-5 ) and an account of the eager cruelty of his...
Psalms 17:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deadly. — Literally, with the soul, or life, or better, as in the Syriac, “against the life,” and so deadly. Others take it adverbially with the verb, “eagerly compass.”
Psalms 17:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 17:1-15 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic, say another, without venturing on closer definiti...
Psalms 17:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's True Servants Safely Kept Psalms 17:1-15 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocence, pleads for deliverance from his foes, and ends...
Psalms 17:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer declares his abstention from complicity with ungodly m...
Psalms 17:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is impossible to read these verses but with an eye to Christ. For though his people, as his people, do partake in the afflictions which the enemies of their salvation excite, yet eminently so in t...
Psalms 17:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

From the wicked that oppress me ,.... Or "waste" or "destroy" g; as wild beasts do a field or vineyard when they get into it; and such havoc do persecutors and false teachers make of the church and...
Psalms 17:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

From the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass me about. Ver. 9. From the wicked that oppress me ] Heb. that waste me, i. e. that cast me out into banishmeat, despoiled o...
Psalms 17:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Keep me as the apple of the eye Which thou hast marvellously fenced on every side, and which men use their utmost care and diligence to preserve. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings Protect me...
Psalms 17:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow...
Psalms 17:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the wicked; or, because of the wicked. From my deadly enemies ; Heb. from those who are mine enemies in , or for , or against my (which pronoun is easily supplied out of the foregoing wor...
Psalms 17:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of your wings, From the unrighteous who oppress (spoil) me, My deadly enemies, who encompass me about.' The apple of the eye is the pupi...
Psalms 17:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his life. We find in it his opinion of the character...
Psalms 17:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 17:1 . Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Good men are often slandered and misunderstood; and, at such times, the firs...
Psalms 17:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:3 . Thou hast tried me. Vulgate, Igne me examinâsti, Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalms 17:14 . Men which have their portion in this li...
Psalms 17:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions ( Psalms 17:1 , Psalms 17:2 , Psalms 17:6 , Psalms 17:7 , Psalms 17:8...
Psalms 17:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Calls upon God for Help
Psalms 17:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:9 ; 1 Samuel 24:11 ; Psalms 35:12 ; Psalms 35:4 ; Psalms 35:7 ; Psalms 7:5

Psalms 17:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 17:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 17:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 17:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 17:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 17:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 17:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge