Psalms 118:13

“Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall, etc.] Or “pushing, thou hast pushed me f1628, that I might fall”: an apostrophe to some particular enemy, as Saul was to David; who thrust sore at him to take away his life, by casting a javelin at him; speaking to his servants to kill him; sending messengers to watch his house and slay him, and by, pursuing him from place to place. And such an one was Judas to Christ, who lifted up his heel against him, and betrayed him into the hands of his enemies; or the devil in him, and by him; and who thrust sore at Christ by others; by Herod in his infancy, who sought to take away his life; and by the Scribes and Pharisees, who attempted it in different…”

“Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall - literally, “Thrusting thou hast thrust at me.” This is the Hebrew mode of expressing intensity, repetition, or emphasis. The meaning is, that they had made a deadly thrust at him; that they had repeated the blows; that they had come with a fierce determination to crush and destroy him. The psalmist, as it were, sees the enemy again before him, and addresses him as if he were present. Everything is vivid to the mind; the whole scene appears again to pass before him. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Thou - O mine enemy. The singular word is here put collectively for all his enemies. Psalms 118:14”

“Psa 18:17, Psa 18:18, Psa 56:1-3; Sa1 20:3, Sa1 25:29; Sa2 17:1-3; Mic 7:8; Mat 4:1-11; Heb 2:14 Psalms 118:14”