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Gill's Exposition
They shall fall by the sword,.... As Saul, his sons, and mighty men, did, Sa1 31:4; or, "they shall make him pour out" (u); that is, his blood, "by the hands" or "means of the sword"; meaning either…
Barnes' Notes
They shall fall by the sword - Margin, They shall make him run out like water by the hands of the sword. The word rendered in the text “they shall fall,” and in the margin “they shall make him run…
David, having expressed his desires towards God and his praises of him, here expresses his confidence in him and his joyful expectations from him (Psa 63:7): In the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice,…
While his enemies come to an ignominious end, the king emerges from the struggle, triumphant over all opposition.
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