E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 27:2
enemies = adversaries. read more
Psalm 27:2
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 27:2
"When evil-doers came upon me to eat my flesh,Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.Though a host should encamp against me,My heart shall not fear:Though war should rise against me,Even then will I be confident.""Came upon me to eat my flesh." The RSV has greatly weakened these words by changing them to, "uttering slanders against me." As Kidner said, "They needlessly relegated to the margin this powerful metaphor of the enemy as a pack of vicious animals."[6]Of course, as... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 27:2
Psalms 27:2. To eat up my flesh— See Job 31:31. This expresses the utmost rancour or envy. There is the same expression in Ecc 4:5 where, as it should be translated, the fool is said to sit lazily with folded arms, and out of envy to eat the flesh of his diligent neighbours, whom he sees to thrive. Mudge. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 27:2
2. eat . . . my flesh— (Job 19:22; Psalms 14:4). The allusion to wild beasts illustrates their rapacity. they stumbled—"they" is emphatic; not I, but they were destroyed. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 27:1-3
1. Confidence in spite of danger 27:1-3 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 27:1-14
Psalms 27Many of the psalms begin with a lament and end in trust. This one begins with trust, then sinks into a lament, and finally rises again to confidence in God. Themes in common with the preceding psalm include God’s tabernacle, dependence on the Lord, and hope in divine deliverance. This may be a royal psalm with features of a lament psalm. [Note: J. H. Eaton, Psalms, pp. 85-86; idem, Kingship and the Psalms, pp. 39-40.] read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 27:2-3
In the past, when David’s enemies advanced against him, they stumbled and fell because God defended him. Therefore, David said that in the future he would not fear if an entire army were to pitch camp and prepare to attack him. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:1-14
This Ps. falls naturally into two parts, Psalms 27:1-6 and Psalms 27:7-14, which are in such marked contrast as to make it probable that here, as in Psalms 19, two independent poems have been combined. The one breathes a spirit of fearless and triumphant confidence in the face of hostile armies, while the other, though trustful, is the prayer of one in deep distress, orphaned and beset by false accusers. The warlike tone of Psalms 27:1-6 is in favour of ascribing them to David, and Psalms... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 27:2
(2) When . . .—Literally, In the coming against me (of) the wicked to devour my flesh—my enemies and my foes to me—themselves stumbled and fell. Job 19:22 would allow us to understand those who eat up flesh, as a figure for calumniators and detractors; but the context marks out the situation so clearly as that of a warrior, that we rather take it as a general metaphor for savage and violent attacks. To me, is an emphatic repetition—my enemies, mine. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:1-14
Psalms 26-28 Living uprightlyDavid appeals to God to support him against those who plot evil against him. God has done a work of grace in his life, and this causes him to hate the company of worthless people and make every effort to live the sort of life that pleases God (26:1-5). He desires righteousness, delights in worship, loves to spend hours in the house of God and enjoys telling others about God (6-8). He therefore asks that he will not suffer the same end as the wicked (9-10). Though... read more