Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
Behold, they shall surely gather together, (but), not by me - i:e., If it should happen that enemies "gather together" against thee (Psalms 2:2), they will not have been sent by me (cf. Hosea 8:4) as instruments of my wrath (nay, it will be with my disapproval); because
Whosoever shall gather together against thee - (Psalms 59:3.)
Shall fall for thy sake. The Chaldaic, 'shall fall in the midst of them'-rather, 'shall come over to thy side' х `aalyik (H5921)] (Lowth). Hebrew, naaphal (H5307) - literally, 'fall to thee (Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 39:9). So the Septuagint, Jerome, Vulgate, and Arabic. To be fully fulfilled to Jerusalem hereafter (Zechariah 14:16).