_David's confidence in prayer: he prayeth for remission of sins, and for help in affliction._ A Psalm of David. _TITLE._— לדוד _ledavid._ This is one of the _alphabetical_ or _acrostic_ psalms, so called because every verse (in the Hebrew) begins with a different letter of the alphabet in their or... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH TRANSGRESS WITHOUT CAUSE— _Who deal perfidiously in vain. Psalms 25:13. His soul shall dwell at ease_] _Shall abide in good._ Or, _His own self shall rest quiet in plenty, and his seed shall inherit the land._ Mudge.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HE SHALL PLUCK MY FEET, &C.— As the Hebrew grammarians found or made no rule to distinguish the optative, potential, and subjunctive moods, the sense of which is very necessary to be frequently expressed; by a careful attention we may easily discover the characteristics of these moods comprehend... [ Continue Reading ]
FORGIVE ALL MY SINS— David joins this petition to the foregoing one, because he considered that, whatever afflictions and crosses were brought upon him, how unjust soever they might be with respect to his enemies, who were the apparent causes of them; yet, according to God's appointment or permissio... [ Continue Reading ]
REDEEM ISRAEL, O GOD, &C.— "Have mercy, not upon me only, but upon the whole nation; who are miserably distracted by their divisions, and restore them to peace and quietness;" for it is supposed that the psalm was written during the troubles occasioned by Absalom. Mudge apprehends that this is a det... [ Continue Reading ]