John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 17:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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From the wicked that oppress me, etc.] Or “waste” or “destroy” f254 ; as wild beasts do a field or vineyard when they get into it; and such havoc do persecutors and false teachers make of the church and people of God, when they are suffered to get in among them, (<198013>Psalm 80:13) (<442029>Acts 20:29); wherefore from such wicked and unreasonable men protection is desired, (<530302>2 Thessalonians 3:2); [from] my deadly enemies; enemies against his soul or life, who sought to take it away, nothing would satisfy them but this; [who] compass me about; on all sides, in order to obtain their desire; such were the enemies of Christ, and so they are described, (<192212>Psalm 22:12,13,16).

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