They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
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Gill's Exposition
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency,.... Either from the excellency of God, from his greatness, and from his height, as Kimchi; or from his grace, as the Arabic version: that is,…
Barnes' Notes
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency - This is the object of all their counsels and plans. They aim at one high in rank - and their purpose, their sole purpose, is to bring him down.…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Only to thrust him down from his dignity have they taken counsel, delighting in a lie:
With his mouth doth each of them bless, but inwardly they curse.
Their plot is -a lie," false in its principle…
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