John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 71:10

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For mine enemies speak against, me, etc.] Or “say unto me” f962 what is expressed in the following verse, “God hath forsaken him”; and so these words are a reason of the above petitions: or “mine enemies speak to me”; or “of me” f963; not good, but evil, and so the Targum paraphrases it, “for mine enemies speak evil against me;” or concerning me. David had his enemies, and many, as Ahithophel, and others, who spake against him to the people, and thereby drew many with them into rebellion against him; and particularly Shimei spoke against him, and cursed him, calling him a bloody man, a man of Belial, (<101607>2 Samuel 16:7); and they that lay wait for my soul; or “life”; that laid snares for him; or lay in ambush, and sought for an opportunity to take away his life: or “they that keep my soul”, or “life” f964; that were his bodyguards that were about his person for the preservation of him; and so the Targum seems to understand it; take counsel together; lay schemes and form plots how to destroy him, as Ahithophel did, (<101620>2 Samuel 16:20-17:4).

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