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He hath delivered my soul: either this is an argument whereby he encourageth himself now to trust God, because of former deliverances; or lie speaks of a future deliverance as a thing done, because of the certainty of it.
In peace; or, into peace. He hath restored me from the state of war to my former peace and tranquillity.
For there were many with me; for there were more with me than against me; even the holy angels, whom God employed to defend and deliver me. See 2Ki_6:16 Psa_34:7 57:3.
3. Or, for (or rather though, as this particle is oft rendered) there were many with me, or about me, or against me, as this particle is rendered, Psa_85:3 94:16, and in other places. So he speaks here of his enemies; which seems best to suit with the context; for of them he speaks implicitly in the foregoing words, and expressly in the following.