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20He hath put forth{H8804)} his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken{H8765)} his covenant.
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If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;(yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. …
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-23)In these verses, I. David perseveres in his resolution to call upon God, being well assured that he should not seek him in vain (Ps. 55:16): “ As for me , let them take what course they please to secure themselves, let violence and strife be their guards, prayer shall be mind; this I have found comfort in, and therefore this will I abide by: I will call upon God , and commit myself to him, and the…
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