John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 140:4

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, etc.] From falling into their hands, and the weight of them}; and from their laying hands on him, being men of power and authority; preserve me from the violent man: or men, everyone of them; (see Gill on “<19E001>Psalm 140:1”); who have purposed to overthrow my goings: to supplant him; to cause him to stumble and fall, to his disgrace and reproach; and that they might take an advantage of him, and an occasion against him. Arama interprets it, to drive me out of the land of Israel; (see <092601>1 Samuel 26:1,9). So Christ’s enemies thought to have supplanted him, and have found something against him, to accuse him of to Caesar, (<402215>Matthew 22:15-22).

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