_A.M. 2956. B.C. 1048._ Few if any of David's Psalms manifest more of the warmth and spirit of lively devotion than this. He was in the wilderness, or desert country, belonging to Judah, probably in the forest of Hareth or Ziph, and at a distance from the sanctuary, when he wrote it. And “as the sw... [ Continue Reading ]
_O God_ O thou who art God, and the only living and true God, the author and end of all things, the Governor and Judge of men and angels, and the sole object of their worship; _thou art my God_ Mine by creation, and therefore my rightful owner and ruler; mine by covenant and my own consent, and ther... [ Continue Reading ]
_To see To enjoy_, as seeing often means; _thy power and glory _ The powerful and glorious effects and evidences of thy gracious presence: to see them here in this wilderness, as I have seen them in the tabernacle; to see them in secret, as I have seen them in the solemn assembly: or, to see them ag... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because_, &c. Here we see the reason of the psalmist's thirst after God, as is expressed in the two preceding verses; _thy loving-kindness is better than life_ That is, the discoveries and influences of thy grace and favour, which thou usually impartest to thy people in thy sanctuary, are more dura... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus will I bless thee_ That is, so as I have done, and have now said. As I have begun, I will go on: the present devout affections shall not pass away like the morning cloud, but shine more and more like the morning sun. Or, _for this reason_, being so sensible of the sweetness of thy favour; or,... [ Continue Reading ]
_My soul shall be satisfied_ Not only as with bread, which is nourishing; but _as with marrow and fatness_ Which are pleasant and delicious; namely, when thou shalt fulfil my desire, and bring me to enjoy thee in the sanctuary; though now in my exile I groan and pine away for want of that mercy; _an... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because thou hast been my help_ When other helps and helpers failed me; because I have known by experience both thy power and will to save those that trust in thee; _therefore, in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice_ Hebrew, ארנן, _aranneen, will I sing:_ I will confide in thee for the future, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_My soul followeth hard after thee_ Pursues communion with thee, and a conformity to thee, with earnest, increasing, and restless desire, lively expectation, and unwearied diligence: follows thee resolvedly, and, as it were, step by step, when thou seemest to depart, and withdraw thyself from me, as... [ Continue Reading ]
_But those that seek my soul_, &c. That seek to take away my life; _shall go into the lower parts of the earth_ Into the grave; and, if they repent not, into hell. God shall cut them off, and send them to their own place. Their enmity to David, and opposition to the counsel of God respecting him, he... [ Continue Reading ]
_But the king shall rejoice in God_ I, who am anointed to be king, and who shall actually be king when these my enemies are fallen by the sword. _Every one that sweareth by him_ By the name of God, namely, _in truth_, and _judgment_, and _righteousness_, as it is expressed Jeremiah 4:2, that is, eve... [ Continue Reading ]