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6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-7)The psalmist here complains of the bad neighbourhood into which he was driven; and some apply the Ps. 120:3 , 4 to this: “What shall the deceitful tongue give, what shall it do to those that lie open to it? What shall a man get by living among such malicious deceitful men? Nothing but sharp arrows and coals of juniper ,” all the mischiefs of a false and spiteful tongue, Ps. 57:4. Woe is me , says…
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