Psalms 109:4

I give myself unto prayer. I [am all] prayer. Compare Psalms 120:7 "I [am all] peace". As here in verses: Psalms 109:1-5 and verses: Psalms 109:21-27.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For my love ... - As a recompence for my love; or, this is the return which I get for all the expressions of my love to them. The enemies referre...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For my love they are my adversaries: (b) but I [give myself unto] prayer. (b) To declare that I had no other refuge, but you, in whom my conscience...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For my love, &c.— While I pray for them, they in return for my love falsely accuse me. Green.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The strongest of the imprecatory Pss. (see Intro.). Probably it is just to regard the Psalmist as speaking in the name of the whole nation, vexed and...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a psalm full of interest. The singer is in a place of terrible suffering due to the implacable hostility of his foes. The passage containing...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitful Of those who add hypocrisy and perfidiousness to their malice; are opened against me They...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Appeal to God Against Enemies. To the chief Musician. A psalm of David....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For my love they are my adversaries; they requite my love and good will with enmity and mischief, as it is explained, Psalms 109:5 . But I give...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Hold not Thy peace, O God of my praise. A song of imprecation I. The misdeeds of the wicked ( Psalms 109:1-5 ). II. The imprecation of wrath...
The Biblical Illustrator

But I give myself unto prayer. The universal suitability of prayer This is the great resource of God’s children. Observe the disjunctive partic...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE title of this psalm—"To the chief musician, a psalm of David"—is thought to be not inappropriate. We may have here David's own...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lament of the Righteous Against Traitors and Enemies. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical part of worship, a psalm of David, in which...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Adversaries — They requite my love with enmity, as it is explained Psalms 109:5 .

⁴ For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 109:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 109:4