The haters of the Lord; all the haters and enemies of God's people, as the neighbouring nations were; whom he calls haters of God, partly because they hated the Israelites for God's sake, and for the singularity of their religious worship, as the heathen oft declared; and partly to show the strict league and union which was betwixt God and them, by virtue whereof God had declared all their friends and enemies to be his own, which was a great aggravation of their wickedness. Should have submitted themselves unto him; should have professed and owned their subjection to him. For the phrase, See Poole on "Psalms 18:44". Their time, i.e. Israel's time; the relative belonging to the remoter antecedent; as it is in many other places of Scripture, whereof I have formerly given instances. By their time he means either,
1. Their happy time, as life is oft put for a happy life or State, as Psalms 34:12, Psalms 49:18 Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 5:33, &c. Or,
2. The duration of their commonwealth. Endured for ever, i.e. lasted for a very long time; whereas now their latter and doleful end is hastening towards them.