I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. Psalms 101:1.-Resolution to sing of Yahweh's mercy and justice (Psalms 101:1); also to behave in a perfect way (Psalms 101:2); to choose believing servants, and to cut off the wicked doers from the city of the Lord (Psalms 101:5).... [ Continue Reading ]
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I WILL BEHAVE MYSELF WISELY IN A PERFECT WAY. The history (), by an undesigned coincidence which verifies the genuineness of both passages, uses almost the same words of... [ Continue Reading ]
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. I WILL SET NO WICKED THING BEFORE MINE EYES - literally, 'no thing of Belial' (Psalms 41:1, note). I HATE THE WORK OF THEM THAT TURN ASIDE - apostates [meeTiym, the same as seeTiym,... [ Continue Reading ]
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. A FROWARD HEART SHALL DEPART FROM ME - (.) So Solomon, David's son, writes in ; . I WILL NOT KNOW A WICKED (PERSON) - rather as the parallel clause requires, 'I will not know a wicked thing' (; ) So far he has spoken only o... [ Continue Reading ]
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. -How the king will act in his public capacity. He will not endure slander or pride. He will take only the faithful to dwell with him as servants, and will banish the deceitf... [ Continue Reading ]