Psalms 119:161
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation,.... Either temporal salvation and deliverance from enemies, and from afflictions, which God had promised, and therefore he had reason to hope for; or spiritual…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Princes have persecuted me without a cause - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Schin (שׂ ś, and שׁ sh) - corresponding to our “s,” or “sh.” On the meaning of…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
David here lets us know, 1. How he was discouraged in his duty by the fear of man: Princes persecuted him. They looked upon him as a traitor and an enemy to the government, and under that notion…
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