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Their judges; the chief of mine enemies, their governors civil and military.
Are overthrown; or, shall be overthrown, or cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Or, as others, were left free, unhurt by me, when it was in my power to destroy them; of which see 1Sa 24$ 26$ to which histories this place is by divers learned interpreters thought to allude. And then by their judges he means Saul, although he thought not fit distinctly to mention him, but only to intimate him in an obscure and general way.
In stony places, Heb. in the hands or by the sides of the rock; which may relate either,
1. To the rocky nature of those places in which Saul fell into David’s hands. See 1Sa_24:2. Or,
2. To the ancient manner of punishing malefactors, which was by throwing them down from the tops of rocks; of which see 2Ch_25:12. Or,
3. To aggravate their overthrow; for falls in stony places are, as most easy and frequent, so also most mischievous.
They shall hear my words, for they are sweet: then they; either the judges, who will be wise too late; or the people spared by my favour, when others were overthrown and warned by that fearful example; will hear my words, i.e. hearken to my counsels and offers, which now they despise, and then they, my words, will be sweet and acceptable to them, which now they reject. Others thus, then they did hear my words that they were sweet; then they acknowledged that my words and carriage towards Saul were full of meekness and gentleness, and that I was not so false and malicious as they had represented me to be.