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9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Psalms 140:9

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 8-13)

Here is the believing foresight David had, I. Of the shame and confusion of persecutors. 1. Their disappointment. This he prays for (Ps. 140:8), that their lusts might not be gratified, their lust of ambition, envy, and revenge: “ Grant not, O Lord! the desires of the wicked , but frustrate them; let them not see the ruin of my interest, which they so earnestly wish to see; but hear the voice of m...

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