" (a) To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he
fled from Saul in the cave." Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful
unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings
will I make my refuge, until [these] (a) calamities be overpast.
(a) This was either the beg... [ Continue Reading ]
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that (c) performeth [all
things] for me.
(c) Who does not leave his works begun imperfectly.... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall send from (d) heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him
that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and
his truth.
(d) He would rather deliver me by a miracle, than that I should be
overcome.... [ Continue Reading ]
My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set
on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] (e) spears and
arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
(e) He means their slanderous and false reports.... [ Continue Reading ]
(f) Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be]
above all the earth.
(f) Do not permit me to be destroyed to the contempt of your Name.... [ Continue Reading ]
They have prepared a net for my steps; (g) my soul is bowed down: they
have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen
[themselves]. Selah.
(g) For fear, seeing the great dangers on all sides.... [ Continue Reading ]
My heart is (h) fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: (i) I will sing and
give praise.
(h) That is, wholly bent to give you praise for my deliverance.
(i) He shows that both his heart will praise God, and his tongue will
confess him, and also he will use other means to provoke himself
forward to the sa... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the (k)
clouds.
(k) Your mercies not only belong to the Jews, but also to the
Gentiles.... [ Continue Reading ]