There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
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Gill's Exposition
There were they in great, fear, where no fear was,.... Before; neither of God nor man, nor any dread of punishment, but the utmost security, Rev 18:7; also See Gill on Psa 14:5;
for God hath…
Barnes' Notes
There were they in great fear ... - Margin, as in Hebrew, “they feared a fear.” For the general meaning of the verse, see the notes at Psa 14:5. There is, however, an important change introduced here…
This psalm was opened before, and therefore we shall here only observe, in short, some things concerning sin, in order to the increasing of our sorrow for it and hatred of it. 1. The fact of sin. Is…
Cambridge Bible
Therepoints to some signal instance in which panic terror and overwhelming calamity overtook the -workers of iniquity" who came to devour the people of God. They were seized with a supernaturally…
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