_David prayeth, and professeth his study in prayer. God favoureth not the wicked. David, professing his faith, prayeth unto God to guide him, to destroy his enemies, and to preserve the godly._ To the chief musician upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. _TITLE._— הנחילות אל למנצח _lamnatseach el hannec... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARKEN, &C.— _Attend unto the voice of my supplication._... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER SHALL EVIL DWELL— _Neither shall the wicked sojourn._ Fenwick understands this of _the evil one,_ by way of eminence; the _devil;_ as by the _righteous_ or _Just One,_ in the 12th verse, he supposes the _Messiah_ to be denoted.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOOLISH SHALL NOT STAND— Or, _The mad shall not stand before thine eyes._... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BLOODY—MAN— _The man of blood,_ is generally understood to be a man guilty of murder, or disposed to be so; but, from the use of that word in Scripture, he seems to be a man whose blood, for any capital crime, is due to justice; _on whom is blessed,_ or _the debt of blood,_ as it is expressed in... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE THY WAYS STRAIGHT, &C.— _Make thy way plain before me; i.e._ "That I may walk on it evenly and smoothly, without stumbling, which mine enemies would gladly take hold of." See Psalms 143:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
VERY WICKEDNESS— The word rendered _wickedness,_ seems to have a meaning derived from the sound; הוה _hovah;_ any thing upon which we pronounce woe; evil of any kind, natural or moral. "Their inward part is all woeful, execrable stuff or rottenness, which sends forth nauseous steams through the thro... [ Continue Reading ]
DESTROY THOU THEM— We have heretofore observed, that imprecatory passages of this kind may all be rendered in the future; which would obviate many objections: _Thou wilt destroy them, O God; they shall fall,_ &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT LOVE THY NAME— The _name_ of a person or a thing is a Hebraism, whereby the person or thing is expressed. The propriety of this mode of speaking will appear stronger from the religion of names, as delivered by the Egyptians, and derived from them to the neighbouring states. The names of their t... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THOU, LORD, WILT BLESS— _Yes, thou, Lord, wilt bless;_ Mudge: who observes, that David seems here to receive the signal that he had been looking for. The word צנה _tsinnah,_ rendered _a shield,_ agreeably to its other significations, must mean some pointed weapon, as _a spear._ So that the claus... [ Continue Reading ]