He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Striketh - chasteneth.
As, х tachat (H8478)] - literally, under; i:e., because they are wicked. But Maurer takes it 'in the place where wicked men are punished:' as the next clause explains the Hebrew (see margin), 'in the places of those beholding' -
i.e., before the sight of all (Joshua 5:8).
Sight of others. Sinners hid themselves in darkness; therefore they are punished before all, in open day. Image from the place of public execution (Job 40:12; Exodus 14:30; 2 Samuel 12:12).