Diodorus of Tarsus, on Ps 40:11

“But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.”

“You notice that he hints more clearly at the repayment here in his mentioning, not vengeance by the wronged but personal disappointment by the frustrated, which resulted in their punishing themselves on seeing the one they envied held in high esteem. His meaning here is, in fact, Show, Lord, how you care for me by their not rejoicing in the vile hopes they have for me.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.