Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
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Gill's Exposition
Consume them in wrath, consume them,.... The repetition of the request shows the ardour and vehemency of the mind of the petitioner, and the importunity in which he put up the petition; and suggests…
Barnes' Notes
Consume them in wrath - Or, in thy justice. The idea in the word “consume” here is to finish; to complete; to bring to an end. It does not mean to “burn” them as our word might seem to imply, nor is…
David here encourages himself, in reference to the threatening power of his enemies, with a pious resolution to wait upon God and a believing expectation that he should yet praise him.
I. He resolves…
Cambridge Bible
Consumethem in wrath, consumethem] For the emphatic repetition cp. Psa 57:1; Psa 57:7-8; and for the wrath of divine judgement cp. Psa 56:7.
that theymay notbe] Better as R.V., that they be no…
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