They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
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Gill's Exposition
They have now compassed us in our steps,.... The sense is, they could not stir a step but they were at their heels, surrounding them on every side. This was true of David, when he was pursued by Saul,…
Barnes' Notes
They have now compassed us - Myself, and those who are associated with me. It would seem from this that the psalmist was not alone. It is to be observed, however, that there is a difference of reading…
We may observe, in these verses,
I. What David prays for. Being compassed about with enemies that sought his life, he prays to God to preserve him safely through all their attempts against him, to the…
Cambridge Bible
It has come to this that they beset the Psalmist and his adherents at every step. See 1Sa 23:26.
They have set&c. R.V., They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth. They watch intently for an…
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