My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
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Gill's Exposition
They also that seek after my life,.... His avowed and implacable enemies, whom nothing would satisfy but the taking away of his life: these came too near him; for these, he says,
lay snares for me,…
Barnes' Notes
My lovers - See the notes at Psa 31:11. The reference here is to those who professed to be his friends. And my friends - The word used here means properly an acquaintance, a companion, a friend, Job…
The title of this psalm is very observable; it is a psalm to bring to remembrance; the 70th psalm, which was likewise penned in a day of affliction, is so entitled. It is designed, 1. To bring to his…
Cambridge Bible
from my sore R.V. from my plague. The word is specially used of the plague of leprosy (Lev 13:3, &c.). His friends treat him as a leper, standing over against him, within sight but at a distance. Even…
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