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4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
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O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement. I. His troubles extort complaints ( Ps. 13:1 , 2 ); and the afflicted have liberty to pour out their complaint before the Lord , Ps. 102:1 title . It is some ease to a troubled spirit to give vent to its griefs, especially to give vent…
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