Psalms 6:1 «To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. » O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. _To the chief Musician on Neginoth_] _See Trapp on title "_ Psa 4:1 _"_ Upon Sheminith] Or, upon the eight, _i.e._ _Intentissimo sono e... [ Continue Reading ]
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I [am] weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. Ver. 2. _Have mercy upon me, O Lord_] As the woman in the story appealed from Philip to Philip, so doth David fly from God's anger to God's grace; for he had none else in heaven or earth to repair to, Psalms 73:25... [ Continue Reading ]
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Ver. 3. _My soul is also sore vexed_] This was worse than all the rest. A light load to a raw shoulder is very grievous; a little water in a leaden vessel is heavy, so is a little outward grief to a laden soul. Hence Job so complaineth; and Je... [ Continue Reading ]
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. Ver. 4. _Return, O Lord, deliver my soul_] He calleth hard upon Jehovah, which sweet name of God he hath now five times in these four first verses made use of, as one that knew, and could improve, the full import of it. Here David b... [ Continue Reading ]
For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? Ver. 5. _For in death there is no remembrance of thee_] Some heathens were of the opinion that when a man died all died with him; neither was there any further sense of wealth or woe for ever. Socrates doubted,... [ Continue Reading ]
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Ver. 6. _I am weary with my groaning_] I have laboured therein even unto lassitude. There must be some proportion between our sin and our sorrow. A storm of sighs, at least, if not a shower of tears; s... [ Continue Reading ]
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. Ver. 7. _Mine eye is consumed_] Heb. gnawn, moth eaten. That eye of his that had looked and lusted after his neighbour's wife is now dimmed and darkened with grief and indignation, he had wept himself almost blind; as... [ Continue Reading ]
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. Ver. 8. _Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity_] What a strange change is here all of a sudden! Well might Luther say, _Oratio est hirudo animae,_ Prayer is the leech of the soul, that sucks out the ve... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. Ver. 9. _The Lord hath heard my supplication_] And thereby sealed up sweetest love to my soul; as Ahasuerus afterwards did to his Esther, by granting her request. But how knew David, and how doth many another man in like sort kno... [ Continue Reading ]
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return [and] be ashamed suddenly. Ver. 10. _Let all mine enemies be ashamed_] When they see all their hopes of my death and downfall disappointed. _ Let them return_] _Retrocedant et in terrain cadant,_ saith the Arabic interpreter, Let them... [ Continue Reading ]