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Psalms 71:4

Psalms 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,.... Meaning Absalom his son, as Arama, who had risen up in rebellion against him; and he may not only intend him, but all those wicked men that had…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked - It is, of course, not possible now to ascertain who are particularly referred to here. If David was the author of the psalm, they may have been…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 71:1-13

Two things in general David here prays for - that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded.

I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 71:4-8

The ground of the Psalmist's appeal for deliverance.