Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
prayer . . . bosom--may denote either the posture--the head bowed--(compare 1 Kings 18:42) --or, that the prayer was in secret. Some think there is a reference to the result--the prayer would benefit him if not them.
Though they rendered evil for good, he showed a tender sympathy in their affliction.
spoiling--literally, "bereavement." The usual modes of showing grief are made, as figures, to express his sorrow.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 16:10
Obadiah 1:12
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