Judge me, O God, vindicating his cause, AND PLEAD MY CAUSE, as the all-wise advocate against wickedness, AGAINST AN UNGODLY NATION, a generation of men not in God's favor. O DELIVER ME FROM THE DECEITFUL AND UNJUST MAN, who is full of falsehood and wickedness, devoid of every idea of right and justi... [ Continue Reading ]
CONCLUSION OF THE PRECEDING PSALM. The psalmist again opens with an appeal, followed by a vow of faithfulness to Jehovah and His worship.... [ Continue Reading ]
For Thou art the God of my strength, his Refuge and Stronghold by virtue of his trust in Him; WHY DOST THOU CAST ME OFF, turning away from him in scorn, as from something loathsome? Why GO I MOURNING BECAUSE OF THE OPPRESSION OF THE ENEMY? Cf Psalms 42:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
O send out Thy light, that of His grace and mercy tending toward the salvation of men, AND THY TRUTH, the faithfulness which keeps His promises without fail; LET THEM LEAD ME; LET THEM BRING ME UNTO THY HOLY HILL, where His Sanctuary had been erected, AND TO THY TABERNACLES, where the Lord dwelled i... [ Continue Reading ]
Then will I go unto the altar of God, to the place of His worship, UNTO GOD, MY EXCEEDING JOY, in whom all the highest delights of the believer are personified; YEA, UPON THE HARP WILL I PRAISE THEE, a small zither-like instrument used in divine worship, O GOD, MY GOD, the emphasis again being place... [ Continue Reading ]
Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, who is the Health of my countenance and my God. All believers will guard against coming to their place of worship in a mechanical, dead manner, their hearts rather being united with God... [ Continue Reading ]