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Psalms 109:1 open_in_new
God — The author and matter of all my praises.
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Psalms 109:4 open_in_new
Adversaries — They requite my love with enmity, as it is explained Psalms 109:5.
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Psalms 109:6 open_in_new
A wicked man — Who will rule him with rigour and cruelty. Satan — To accuse him; for this was the place and posture of accusers in the Jewish courts.
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Psalms 109:7 open_in_new
Sin — Because it is not from his heart.
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Psalms 109:10 open_in_new
Desolate places — Into which they are fled for fear and shame.
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Psalms 109:11 open_in_new
Catch — Heb. ensnare, take away not only by oppression but also by cunning artificers. Stranger — Who hath no right to his goods.
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Psalms 109:17 open_in_new
Delighted not — In desiring and promoting the welfare of others.
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Psalms 109:18 open_in_new
Garment — Which a man wears constantly. Like water — Water in the cavity of the belly, between the bowels, is almost certain death. And oil soaking into any of the bones, will soon utterly destroy it.
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Psalms 109:20 open_in_new
That speak evil against my soul — With design to take away my life.
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Psalms 109:21 open_in_new
Is good — Above the mercy of all the creatures.
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Psalms 109:23 open_in_new
When — Towards the evening, when the sun is setting. The locust — Which is easily driven away with every wind.