John Calvin Complete Commentary - Psalms 71:13

John Calvin Complete Commentary - Psalms 71:13 - 71:13

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John Calvin Complete Commentary - Psalms 71:13 - 71:13

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This Chapter Verse Commentaries:

71:1 - 71:1
71:4 - 71:4
71:5 - 71:5
71:6 - 71:6
71:7 - 71:7
71:9 - 71:9
71:10 - 71:10
71:12 - 71:12
71:13 - 71:13
71:14 - 71:14
71:15 - 71:15
71:16 - 71:16
71:17 - 71:17
71:19 - 71:19
71:20 - 71:20
71:22 - 71:22
71:23 - 71:23

While invoking the aid of God, he at the same time prays (verse 13) that his enemies may be filled with shame until they be consumed. These words, however, may not improperly be read in the future tense; for it is frequently the practice of David, after having ended his prayer, to rise up against his enemies, and, as it were, to triumph over them. But I have followed that which seems more agreeable to the scope of the passage. Having had occasion elsewhere to explain this imprecation, it is unnecessary for me to repeat, in this place, what I have previously said.