_David, professing his confidence in God, discourageth his enemies. In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. No trust is to be put in worldly things. Power and mercy belong to God._ To the chief musician, to Jeduthun; A Psalm of David. _Title._ ידותון על למנצח _lamnatseach al ieduthun._] I... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW ALONG WILL YE IMAGINE MISCHIEF? &C.— _How long will ye push against a single man? Ye shall all of you be slain, and fall on a sudden, like a bending wall, or a tottering fence._ See Green and Mudge. The word _fence,_ or _hedge,_ does not come up to the original; which means such a sort of _parti... [ Continue Reading ]
A LIE— That is, _deceitful;_ because unable to perform what they seem by their outward appearance to promise: or _a lie_ may signify _a mere nothing;_ for a lie has no reality.... [ Continue Reading ]
TRUST NOT IN OPPRESSION, &C.— _Trust not in oppression and rapine; become not vain: If riches,_ &c. Psalms 62:11. _One thing God hath pronounced; there are two which I have heard;_ Psalms 62:12 _that power belongeth unto God, and that to thee, Lord, belongeth favour; for thou wilt render to every ma... [ Continue Reading ]