And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Ver. 23. And I will beat down his foes, &c.] Victory over enemies is of the Lord; he may better say than any mortal monarch, Cui adhaereo, praeest, He whom I take part with is sure to prevail.
That hate hint] That secretly malign him, though they can do him no mischief.