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Psalms 56:7

Psalms 56:7
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Shall they escape by iniquity?.... Shall such iniquity as this, or persons guilty of it, go unpunished, or escape righteous judgment, and the vengeance of God? No; and much less shall they escape by…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Shall they escape by iniquity? - This expression in the original is very obscure. There is in the Hebrew no mark of interrogation; and a literal rendering would be, “By iniquity (there is) escape to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 56:1-7

David, in this psalm, by his faith throws himself into the hands of God, even when he had by his fear and folly thrown himself into the hands of the Philistines; it was when they took him in Gath,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Shall they escape by iniquity? Or, In spite of iniquity shall they escape?When their conduct is so inhuman, shall they escape the judgement? Less probable is the rendering of R.V. marg. (for the…