David prayeth against his enemy, by whose slanderous behaviour he had been driven to reside among strangers.
0aA Song of degrees.
a Pss. 42.4; 120-134, titles. Is. 30.29.
1IN bmy distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
b Ps. 18.6; 34.6,15,19; 118.5. Jonah 2.2. He. 5.7. Lu. 22.42.
2cDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
c Ps. 52.2-4; 140.1-11; 31.20. Is. 54.17.
31What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be 2done unto thee, thou false tongue?
1Or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall it profit thee?
2Heb. added.
43Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
3Or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man with coals of juniper. Ps. 52.5; 7.13; 140.10. De. 32.23,24. Is. 3.11; 30.33; 33.14.
5dWoe is me, that I *sojourn in eMesech, that I dwell in the tents of fKedar!
*sojourn-dwell for a time.
d Mi. 7.1-5. Ps. 140.1-11; 142.4. Ge. 25.13. e Ge. 10.2. Eze. 27.13. f Is. 60.7.
6My soul hath long dwelt with him gthat hateth peace.
g Ro. 3.17. Tit. 3.3.
7I am 4for peace: hbut when I speak, they are for war.
4Or, a man of peace.
h Ps. 109.4,5; 35.20.