Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
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Gill's Exposition
Because of the voice of the enemy,.... Of Absalom, as Arama; or of Ahithophel, who gave out he would smite the king only, Sa2 17:2; and so of any spiritual enemy, as sin, Satan, and the world, when…
Barnes' Notes
Because of the voice of the enemy - He now states the cause of his troubles. He had been, and was, unjustly treated by others. The particular idea in the word “voice” here is, that he was suffering…
In these verses we have,
I. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore and a relief to the spirit under every burden: Give ear to my prayer, O God! Psa 55:1, Psa 55:2. He does not set down the…
Cambridge Bible
the voice of the enemy Insulting, calumniating, threatening.
oppression A peculiar word, found here only, meaning that his enemies hem him in or crush him down. Cp. the cognate verb in Amo 2:13.
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