From the wicked that oppress me,.... Or "waste" or "destroy" ; as wild beasts do a field or vineyard when they get into it; and such havoc do persecutors and false teachers make of the church and people of God, when they are suffered to get in among them, Ps 80:13; wherefore from such wicked and unreasonable men protection is desired, 2Th 3:2;[from] my deadly enemies; enemies against his soul or life, who sought to take it away, nothing would satisfy them but this;[who] compass me about; on all sides, in order to obtain their desire; such were the enemies of Christ, and so they are described, Ps 22:12.
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Psalms 17:9
Psalms 17:9
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Psalms 17 — OverviewPsalms 17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid being in great distress and danger by the malice of his enemies,
does, in this psalm, by prayer address himself to God, his tried
refuge, and seeks shelter in him. I. He appeals to God concerning his…Psalms 17 — OverviewPsalms 17 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 17:1, David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defence of God against his enemies; Psalms 17:10, He shews their pride, craft, and eagerness; Psalms 17:13, He prays against them in confidence of his hope.Psalms 17 — OverviewPsalms 17 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePrayer of David. This prayer was put up by David either in his own person, on his own account, praying to God for the vindication of his cause, and for salvation and deliverance from his enemies; or in the person of the…Psalms 17:8-15Psalms 17:8-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe may observe, in these verses,
I. What David prays for. Being compassed about with enemies that sought
his life, he prays to God to preserve him safely through all their
attempts against him, to the crown to…Psalms 17:9Psalms 17:9 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeoppress me: Heb. waste, 1 Chronicles 17:9
deadly enemies: Heb. enemies against the soul, Psalms 7:5, Psalms 35:4, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 35:12; 1 Samuel 24:11