Let them be confounded... — The prayer reminds us of that of the Psalmist (Psalms 35:4; Psalms 40:14).
Double destruction. — Literally, break them with a two-fold breaking — i.e., the “double recompense” of Jeremiah 16:18. (See Note there.)
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 17:18
Jeremiah 17:18
18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroye them with double destruction.