3. Because of the voice of the enemy. The
enemy was vocal and voluble enough, and found a voice where his godly victim
had nothing better than a “noise.” Slander is seldom short of expression; it prates and prattles
evermore. Neither David, nor our Lord, nor any of the saints were allowed to
escape the attacks of venomous tongues, and this evil was in every case the
cause of acute anguish. Because of the oppression of the wicked. The
unjust pressed and oppressed the righteous; like an intolerable burden they
crushed them, and brought them to their knees before the Lord. He that is born
after the flesh will persecute him that is born after the Spirit. The great
descendant of the woman suffered from a bruised heel. For they cast iniquity upon me. They throw the dust of their lying over me. They endeavor to trip
me up, and if I do not fall they say I do. And in wrath they hate me.
With a hearty ill-will they detested the holy man.
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