Psalms 56:5 - Exposition

Every day they wrest my words; rather, all the day long. they wrest (or, torture ) my words. They seek to give my words an evil meaning, and so to misrepresent me to Achish, their king. As Canon Cook says, "This description is singularly applicable to David's position among the envious nobles at the court of Achish Still, it does not speak of his having been actually arrested, and does not, therefore, seem to have suggested the inscription." All their thoughts are against his for evil. They are entirely bent on doing the psalmist some hurt. What they really seek is his life ( Psalms 56:6 ); but, short of that, they would gladly do him some mischief.