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Psalms 62:3

Psalms 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?.... Against a good man, as the Targum; or against any Israelite, as Kimchi; or rather he means himself, a single man, a weak man, and an innocent one;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? - The original word here rendered “imagine mischief,” from התת hâthath, occurs only in this place. It means, according to Gesenius (Lexicon), to break…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 62:1-7

In these verses we have,

I. David's profession of dependence upon God, and upon him only, for all good (Psa 62:1): Truly my soul waiteth upon God. Nevertheless (so some) or "However it be, whatever…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

How long For the indignant remonstrance cp. Psa 4:2, noting also the connexion of that verse with Psa 62:62; Psa 62:62; Psa 62:62of this Psalm. God is on his side; they cannot harm him; how long will…