David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion: he complaineth of their wrongful dealing, whereby God is incited against them.
A Psalm of David.
Title. לדוד ledavid.— This Psalm is thought to have been composed by David when he was persecuted by Saul; whose forces, which were unjustly raised against him, he beseeches God to dissipate, and especially to stop the mouths of his false accusers; such as Doeg and the Ziphites, of whom he complains bitterly. Many commentators suppose, that David is here speaking in the person of Christ; and, consequently, that the enemies here referred to, are more especially the rulers of the darkness of this world, whose destruction is prophetically foretold.
Psalms 35:1. Plead my cause, &c.— Contend, O Lord, with them who contend with me.