Wept for their impiety and reproaches which they cast upon God and godliness.
Chastened; which word is here understood out of Psa_35:13; as it is also in 2Ch_10:11,14, out of 1Ki_12:11, where it is expressed.
My soul; either my body, or myself; the soul being oft used both ways. That was to my reproach; they derided me for my piety and devotion, and for my faith in God’s promises, and hopes of assistance from him.