No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
Ver. 17. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.] But shall be, as the poets feign of Ajax's sword, which so long as he used against men, his enemies, served for help and defence; but after he began to abuse it to the harm of harmless beasts, it turned into his own bowels.
And every tongue thou shalt condemn.] As the eclipsed moon, by keeping her motion, wades out of the shadow, and recovers her splendour, so shalt thou when slandered. See Psalms 37:6. See Trapp on " Psa 37:6 "
This is the heritage.] Given them freely, and for perpetuity.
And their righteousness.] The clearing up of their wronged innocence.