He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
Ver. 5. He hath builded against me.] Bulwarks and batteries.
And compassed me with gall and travel.] Or, With venom and vexation. See Jeremiah 8:14. In these and the like hyperbolic expressions we must note that words are too weak to utter the greatness of the saints' grief, when they lie under the sense of God's wrath and heavy displeasure.