19. He earnestly prays that as they have no cause for their enmity, they
may have no cause for triumph either in his folly, sin, or overthrow. Neitherlet them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. The winking was
the low-bred sign of congratulation at the ruin of their victim, and it may
also have been one of their scornful gestures as they gazed upon him whom they
despised. To cause hatred is the mark of the wicked; to suffer it causelessly
is the lot of the righteous. God is the natural Protector of all who are
wronged, and he is the enemy of all oppressors.
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