Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
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Gill's Exposition
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons,.... Where men, comparable to dragons or their poison and cruelty, dwell; particularly in Rome, and the Roman jurisdiction, both Pagan and…
Barnes' Notes
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Or rather, “That thou hast crushed us in the place of dragons.” The connection is continued from the previous verse: “Our heart is not so…
The people of God, being greatly afflicted and oppressed, here apply to him; whither else should they go?
I. By way of appeal, concerning their integrity, which he only is an infallible judge of, and…
Cambridge Bible
Though&c. Comp. the vigorous paraphrase of P.B.V.; No, not when thou hast smitten us&c. But it is better to render
That thou shouldest have crushed us into a haunt of jackals.
The Psalmist's…
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