KJV ORIGINAL
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Everyone who passes by robs him; he has become a disgrace to his neighbors.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing someone who has fallen so low that strangers take advantage of him and even his neighbors look down on him with shame.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was written during a time when God's covenant with David's royal line seemed to be failing, likely during the Babylonian exile when the kingdom had fallen. The psalmist is lamenting how God's chosen king (representing David's lineage) has been humiliated and defeated by enemies, becoming a source of mockery rather than honor.
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