Psalms 140:12

I know,.... Here is a double reading: the "Keri", or marginal reading, is, "thou knowest"; an appeal of the psalmist to God, who knew the thoughts of the wicked concerning him, and their devices…

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted - See the notes at Psa 9:4. The psalmist here doubtless refers primarily to himself, as having a confident belief that the Lord would…

Here is the believing foresight David had,

I. Of the shame and confusion of persecutors.

1. Their disappointment. This he prays for (Psa 140:8), that their lusts might not be gratified, their lust of…

The destiny of the righteous contrasted with the fate of the wicked.