Psalms 31:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. ”

Psalms 31:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I was a reproach among all mine enemies - That is, he was subjected to their reproaches, or was calumniated and reviled by them. See the notes at Psalms 22:6 . But especially among my neighbo...
Psalms 31:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I was a (g) reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. (g) My enemies had drawn all men to their...
Psalms 31:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXI. Prayer in distress strangely intermingled with such confidence in God that the deliverance seems to be already accomplished. Psalms 31:1-3 a . Recurs with textual variants in Psalms 7...
Psalms 31:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

reproach . derision. my neighbours . Compare 2 Samuel 6:16 ; 2 Samuel 6:20 .
Psalms 31:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. I was a reproach by reason of all mine enemies. Others translate thus - more than mine enemies, and as the Hebrew letter מ , mem, is often used as a sign of comparison, they interpr...
Psalms 31:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. I was a reproach - When proscribed at the cour...
Psalms 31:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. A reproach among (Hebrew, min ( H...
Psalms 31:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God's past deliverances ( Psalms 31:1-8 ), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present ( Psalms 31:9-18 ), and ends with ferven...
Psalms 31:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The adverb rendered especially seems out of place. It is therefore better to take it as a noun, in the sense of burden, a sense etymologically probable. “Because of all mine oppressors I have beco...
Psalms 31:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:1-24 THE swift transitions of feeling in this psalm may seem strange to colder natures whose lives run smoothly, but reveal a brother-soul to those who have known what it is to ride on t...
Psalms 31:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Cry out of Deep Trouble Psalms 31:1-13 Some have supposed that this psalm was written during the Sauline persecutions; but it is more likely that it dates from Absalom's rebellion. It alterna...
Psalms 31:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this great song of trust struggling through tears to triumph, we have a fine example of an experience often repeated in the history of the children of faith. There are three divisions. In the firs...
Psalms 31:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Reader will mark the different expressions here, and turn to the scriptures concerning Christ, he will discover their plain and evident reference to Jesus. David was never so bitterly reproach...
Psalms 31:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I was a reproach among all mine enemies ,.... This is a common case of the people of God; and though it may be the least of their afflictions, yet it is not grateful to the flesh; and it is as it is...
Psalms 31:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. Ver. 11. I was a reproach among all mine en...
Psalms 31:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I was a reproach among all mine enemies That is, the subject of their reproaches and scoffs. “This,” said they, “is David, anointed to be king of Israel, a goodly monarch indeed! forsaken by God an...
Psalms 31:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sorrowful Complaints; Humble and Believing Prayer. 9 Have mercy upon me, O L ORD , for I am in trouble: mine eye is con...
Psalms 31:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A reproach, i.e. the matter of their reproaches and scorns. This, said they, is David, anointed to be king of Israel, a goodly monarch indeed, forsaken by God and men, and in a perishing and desperat...
Psalms 31:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Because of all my adversaries I am become a reproach, Yes, to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to my acquaintance. Those who saw me out of doors fled from me. I am forgotten as a dead man o...
Psalms 31:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION A psalm, in which the psalmist rises by prayer, from trouble, to lively faith and hope in God. The older interpreters founding on the use of the same word in Psalms 31:2-3 (Heb.), and...
Psalms 31:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; Can we say as much as that? However else this Psalm of David may end, it strikes a grand key-note, that which should be the first indication of o...
Psalms 31:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:5 . Into thine hand I commit my spirit, the words which our Saviour used on the cross, and the words which St. Stephen used the moment before his death, when addressing the Lord Jesus; a...
Psalms 31:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble. The complaints of a sufferer, and the entreaties of a suppliant I. the complaints of a sufferer. 1. His sufferings were mental and severe....
Psalms 31:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is, in the main, a cry for deliverance out of pressing danger and trouble; but it is interspersed with passages of a more cheerful tone, expressive of faith and confidenc...
Psalms 31:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Believer's Humble and Confident Submission to the Hand of God. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the Tabernacle worship, a psalm of David, written at some time w...
Psalms 31:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:14 ; 2 Timothy 4:16 ; Hebrews 11:36 ; Hebrews 13:13 ; Isaiah 49:7 ; Isaiah 53:4 ; Isaiah 53:5 ; Jeremiah 12:6 ; Job 19:13 ; Job 19:14 ; Job 6:21-23 ; Micah 7:6 ; Matthew 10:21...
Psalms 31:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A fear — They were afraid to give me any countenance or assistance. Fled — To prevent their own danger and ruin.

Psalms 31:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 31:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 31:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 31:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 31:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 31:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 31:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes