They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Study Helps
Interpretation
Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety.
Glossary
- Bowing People
- A mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” ( Gen. 23:7 ); so Jacob to Esau ( Gen. 33:3 ); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land ( Gen. 43:28 ).