Psalms 42:4

These things; either,

1. Which follow, to wit, my former freedom. Or rather,

2. Last mentioned, my banishment from God's presence, and mine enemies scoffs and triumphs upon that occasion. I pour out my soul: this phrase notes either,

1. His fervent prayer, as it is taken, 1 Samuel 1:15 Psalms 62:8. Or,

2. His bitter sorrows, whereby his very heart was almost melted or dissolved, and his spirits spent, and he was ready to faint away; as it is used Job 30:16 Lamentations 2:12. Compare Psalms 22:14. Or rather,

3. Both together; that he breathed out his sorrows and sad complaints unto God by fervent prayers. In me, i.e. within my own breast, between God and my own soul; not openly, lest mine enemies should turn it into matter of rejoicing and insulting over me. I had gone, to wit, in the way to Jerusalem. And my sorrow was increased by the remembrance of my former enjoyments. Compare Lamentations 1:7. With the multitude; according to the custom, and in the company of Israelites, who went thither in great numbers. Compare Psalms 84:6,7. I went with them; or, I led them, encouraging them by my presence and forwardness. That kept holyday; or, that kept the feast, to wit, the three solemn festival solemnities, which they kept holy unto the Lord.