TITLE.. PSALM. App-65. of David. by, or relating to David. WHEN. Compare 1 Samuel 21:10; 1 Samuel 22:1. ABIMELECH. An appellative for the kings of Gath. This Abimelech was named Achish. This is an Acrostic Psalm (see App-63.). It is divided into two parts, eleven letters to the first and eleven to... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SOUL. I myself. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. HUMBLE. patient, oppressed.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARD. answered. DELIVERED. rescued.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY LOOKED. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read Imperative, "Look.. " LOOKED. looked expectantly. To this end Jehovah keeps us in salutary suspense. UNTO HIM. That is why they were radiant. To look within is to be miserable (see notes on 77). To look around is to be distracte... [ Continue Reading ]
TROUBLES. distresses.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD. Occurs in Psalms only here and Psalms 35:5. Here, in mercy; there, in judgment. Compare Acts 12: delivering Peter (verses: Psalms 34:7), and smiting Herod (Psa 34:23). ENCAMPETH. Hebrew. _hanah._ Hence the name "Maha-naim". two camps in Jacob's vision, afterward to be noted i... [ Continue Reading ]
TASTE, &C. Referred to in 1 Peter 2:3. BLESSED. How happy. See App-63. MAN. strong man. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14. Trusting not in his own strength, but in Jehovah. TRUSTETH IN. fleeth for refuge to. Hebrew. _hasah_. App-69.I.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAINTS. separated ones. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT... ? Referred to in 1 Peter 3:10. LIFE. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, put for all that makes life worth living.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEEP, &C. Figure of speech _Apostrophe._... [ Continue Reading ]
EARS. Figure of speech, _Anthropopatheia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
face. Figure of speech, _Anthropopatheia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRY. have cried. HEARETH. hath heard. DELIVERETH. hath rescued.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. Compare "him", next clause.... [ Continue Reading ]
BONES. True (by _application)_ of the members of Christ's body. See note on Psalms 35:10; Ephesians 5:30. Hence John 19:31.Exodus 12:46. Heartbroken (Psalms 69:20), but not "bones".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WICKED. a lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. DESOLATE. held guilty.... [ Continue Reading ]
REDEEMETH. delivereth (by power). Hebrew. _padah._ See note on Exodus 13:13. and compare Exodus 6:6. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]