David was not the only person who experienced what he wrote in these verses. Jesus, the apostles, and the prophets were also the victims of people twisting their words all day long, sinister plots, conspiracy, and blood hunger. David calls upon the Lord for redress, something he has done before.
Is gossip included in the twisting of words? Have I been the victim of gossip and the perpetrator of gossip? “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.” (Proverbs 20:19) “Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.” (Proverbs 26:20-22)
