In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Ver. 1. _In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust_] See Psalms 31:1, _see Trapp on "_ Psa 31:1 _"_ It appeareth by Psalms 71:9; Psalms 71:18, that this psalm was written by David in his old age, when Absalom or Sheba was in rebellion a... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Ver. 2. _Deliver me in thy righteousness_] Let my deliverance be the fruit of thy promise and of my prayer; and so it will be much the sweeter.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress. Ver. 3. _Thou hast given commandment_] _sc._ To thine angels, and all other thy creatures; or, thou hast commanded, that is, thou hast promised.... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. Ver. 4. _Out of the hand of the unrighteous_] That seeketh by fraud to undermine me, and by force to overturn me. _ And cruel man_] _Qui totus in fermento iacet; _ sour as leaven, sharp as vinega... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth. Ver. 5. _For thou art my hope_] Helpless I may seem, but hopeless I am not.... [ Continue Reading ]
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee. Ver. 6. _By thee have I been holden up from the womb_] As in the womb I lived upon thee, so from the womb. The same that breedeth us feedeth us; that matter tha... [ Continue Reading ]
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge. Ver. 7. _I am a wonder unto many_] Or, unto the great ones, a monster to the mighty, _quia credo quod non video,_ as Austin glosseth, because I believe what I yet see not, viz. that this storm shall blow over, and I be resettled in my thr... [ Continue Reading ]
Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day. Ver. 8. _Let my mouth be filled with thy praise_] Minister unto me still fresh matter for my spirit to work upon.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. Ver. 9. _Cast me not off in the time of old age_] For now I have most need of thee. The white rose is soonest cankered, so is the white head soonest corrupted. _ Saepe nigrum cor est, caput album -_ Satan maketh a pr... [ Continue Reading ]
_For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,_ Ver. 10. _For mine enemies_] Who, rather than their lives, would bereave me of mine; these would double murder me, first by detraction, and then by deadly practice.... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] none to deliver [him]. Ver. 11. _God hath forsaken him_] For his late sin against Uriah; and as may appear by his present distress, his forlorn proscribed condition.... [ Continue Reading ]
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. Ver. 12. _O God, be not far from me_] The insolence of his enemies sets an edge upon his prayers _Oratio sine malis est avis sine alis._ Our Saviour in his agony prayed the more earnestly, Luke 22:44 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. Ver. 13. _Let them be confounded and consumed_] Here he beginneth _diris devovere,_ to devote his foes to destruction, who soon also found that these were not... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. Ver. 14. _But I will hope continually_] I will lengthen out mine hope, as a line drawn out. Tremellius renders it, I am in expectation still of completing thy praise, and will go on therein, viz. when thou shalt have completed my... [ Continue Reading ]
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. Ver. 15. _My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation_] Lo, here, a sweet and comfortable conjunction of God's righteousness and our salvation. See 2 Thessalonians 1:... [ Continue Reading ]
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only. Ver. 16. _I will go in the strength of the Lord God_] _Ingrediar in potentia Domini,_ I will do what I can, with God's help, in glorifying his name, though I cannot do as I would and as I ough... [ Continue Reading ]
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Ver. 17. _O God, thou hast taught me_] Happy David in such a school master. All the faithful are taught of God; outwardly by his word and works, inwardly by his Spirit: _Et quando Christus magister quam cito... [ Continue Reading ]
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come. Ver. 18. _Now also when I am old and gray headed_] Now, that the plum tree is full of blooms, the map of age is figured in my forehe... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee! Ver. 19. _Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high_] Far above the reach of human reason; yet for the strengthening of my hope, I will look up after it, though mine eye should be tired in t... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 71:20 [Thou], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Ver. 20. _Thou which hast showed me great and sore troubles_] _Angustias magnas et malas,_ and hast thereby taught me, Psalms 71:17, _Quae nocent, doc... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. Ver. 21. _Thou shall increase my greatness_] _Meam, id est Tuam, quam mihi dedisti,_ saith the Arabic gloss here; my greatness, that is, thy greatness which thou hast given me.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. Ver. 22. _I will also praise thee with the psaltery_] _In organo natali,_ with an instrument made like a bottle. _ O thou Holy One of Israel_] Who sanctifiest thin... [ Continue Reading ]
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. Ver. 23. _And my soul, which thou hast redeemed_] Hearts and lips shall concur in this work. The voice which is made in the mouth is nothing so sweet as that which cometh from the depth of the breast. The de... [ Continue Reading ]
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. Ver. 24. _My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness_] Advisedly talk, and upon due deliberation. What a mad edict was that of Henry II of France, that m... [ Continue Reading ]