3. Draw out also the spear To draw out the sword, or the spear, was the immediate signal of battle, as Exodus 15:9, et al. Stop the way To shut the way, or intercept the enemy, was a military feat. Them that persecute me Rather, my pursuers. The strong anthropomorphisms of this most graphic passage bring out the earnest soul of David, yet his language is scarcely stronger than that of Luther in the greater of his trials. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 35:3
3. Draw out also the spear To draw out the sword, or the spear, was the immediate signal of battle, as Exodus 15:9, et al. Stop the way To shut the way, or intercept the enemy, was a military feat. Them that persecute me Rather, my pursuers. The strong anthropomorphisms of this most graphic passage bring out the earnest soul of David, yet his language is scarcely stronger than that of Luther in the greater of his trials. read more