Psalms 27:12 - Exposition

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies ; literally, the soul of mine enimies ; i.e. their desire (see Psalms 35:25 ; Psalms 41:2 ), which was no doubt to capture him, and. bring him a prisoner to Jerusalem. For false witnesses are risen up against me. The party which attached itself to Absalom accused David of cruelty to the house of Saul ( 2 Samuel 16:8 ), and probably of other crimes and misdemeanours. Absalom himself accused him of a failure in his kingly duties ( 2 Samuel 15:8 ). And such as breathe out cruelty ; or, violence. To "breathe out" violence, threats, slaughter, malice, etc; is a common metaphor in many languages.