John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 11:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.] The God of peace, against whom their carnal minds are enmity itself; Christ, the Prince of peace, the Man, the Peace, who has made peace by the blood of his cross, whom the world hates; the sons of peace, the quiet in the land, against whom the wicked devise evil things; the Gospel of peace, which the natural man abhors as foolishness; the way of peace, pardon, and salvation by Christ, which carnal men know not, and do not approve of; and the ordinances of the Gospel, which are paths of peace. In short, some are of such restless, quarrelsome, and contentious spirits, that they hate peace with any; are like the troubled sea, that cannot rest; and cannot sleep, unless they do mischief to their fellow creatures: it is very uncomfortable living, especially living long with such. The Targum is, “my soul hath long dwelt with Edom, hating peace;” that is, with the Romans or Christians, who are intended; for the Jews understand this psalm of their present captivity.

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