David examines his enemies’ contemptuous self-confidence while he prays to God for deliverance. and in doing so he defines many who are against Jesus and many in my age. Verse 5, “They encourage each other in an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, ‘Who will see them (and us)?’” (HCSB) In Psalm 35:7 he wrote, “They hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,” In Psalm 140:5 and 141:9 David wrote, “Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.” “Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from the traps set by evildoers.”
Verse 6 David wrote, “They devise crimes and say, ‘We have perfected a secret plan.’ The inner man and the heart are mysterious.” (HCSB) In Psalm 83:3 he wrote, “With cunning, they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.” “Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed,” (Psalm 21:11)
The gospel writers were quick to comment so the readers would understand that David was prophesying about Jesus’s day’s religious and social leaders. Jesus said, “They do this to me, so they will do it to you.” Yet, he did not say, “Strike back at them.” Instead, he said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:43-45)
