The Psalmist's situation is desperate. His life is in peril. Fainthearted friends counsel flight. Wickedness is in the ascendant and irresistible. Indignantly he repudiates their suggestion. Jehovah is his protector. It would be the act of unbelief as well as cowardice to seek any other refuge. Triu... [ Continue Reading ]
David's answer, justifying his rejection of his friends" advice. They look to earth alone; he looks up to heaven. They judge by the appearance of the moment; his faith beholds the righteous Governor of the world exercising His sovereignty. On earth justice may be suspended or subverted; but the Eter... [ Continue Reading ]
Each half of the verse is to be completed from the other. God proves and approves the righteous: He proves and rejects the wicked. _trieth Alloweth_in P.B.V. means -approveth after trial." Cp. Romans 14:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:4. _his soul hateth_ Cp. Isaiah 1:14. God's _soul_is a bold expression fo... [ Continue Reading ]
Literally: Let him rain snares upon the wicked! Fire and brimstone and scorching blast be the portion of their cup! A wish takes the place of the simple statement (_he shall rain_) which might have been expected. Cp. Psalms 12:3. May the wicked meet the fate of Sodom, so often alluded to as the t... [ Continue Reading ]
For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteous deeds; The upright shall behold his face. The character of Jehovah is the ground of the judgement which has been described; and the reward of the upright is contrasted with the punishment of the wicked. _Righteous deeds_may denote the manifestations o... [ Continue Reading ]