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| To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. |
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| 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. |
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| 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: |
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| 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
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Shoot their arrows – Bitter words of the opponents of the truth. "The arrow that flieth by day." (Psa. 91:5) R3332:1; SM51:T
Receiving no arrows again in return from those who are seeking to serve the Lord. R4112:5
Even bitter words – The method of persecution at the present time. SM217:2
May hurt our flesh, but cannot do us harm. CR314:3
Possibly the extent of our sufferings may be the wounding of our feelings. R3002:4
Slanders and misrepresentations of the faithful. R2450:3, R2560:5, R5288:5; CR351:4*; HG558:1
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| 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. |
Shoot in secret – Injure the righteous. SM50:3
At the perfect – All identified with the work in a public way. R5365:3
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| 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? |
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| 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. |
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| 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. |
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| 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. |
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| 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. |
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| 10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. |
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