“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.”
The depiction of enemies who lie in wait and gather against the supplicant without transgression establishes the injustice of the persecution: the psalmist has not provoked this attack through misconduct. The image of them lying in wait suggests covert and planned assassination attempts rather than spontaneous conflict. The innocence of the psalmist juxtaposed with the enemies' aggressive plotting establishes a kind of cosmic injustice: the righteous are hunted for no legitimate reason. This verse appeals to God's justice by establishing the undeserved nature of the persecution.
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