| Geneva Study Bible Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them {p} wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. (p) In token of contempt and mocking. King James Translators' Notes wrongfully: Heb. falsely Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 19. enemies wrongfully-by false and slanderous imputations. wink with the eye-an insulting gesture (Pr 6:13). without a cause-manifests more malice than having a wrong cause. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 35:17-28 Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring lion shall not destroy their souls, any more than he could that of Christ, their Surety. They trust their souls in his hands, they are one with him by faith, are precious in his sight, and shall be rescued from destruction, that they may give thanks in heaven. | 
