Verse 7. All that hate me whisper together against me ] This is in consequence of the information given by the hypocritical friend, who came to him with the lyingtongue, and whose heart gathereth iniquity to itself, which, when he went abroad, he told to others as illminded as himself, and they also drew their wicked inferences.
Verses 5-13 - We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former day were no better. One particularly, in whom David had reposed grea confidence, took part with his enemies. And let us not think i strange, if we receive evil from those we suppose to be friends. Have not we ourselves thus broken our words toward God? We eat of his brea daily, yet lift up the heel against him. But though we may not tak pleasure in the fall of our enemies, we may take pleasure in the makin vain their designs. When we can discern the Lord's favour in any mercy personal or public, that doubles it. If the grace of God did not tak constant care of us, we should not be upheld. But let us, while of earth, give heartfelt assent to those praises which the redeemed of earth and in heaven render to their God and Saviour __________________________________________________________________
