CONTENTS
The Psalmist is here reproving unjust judges: he appeals to God
against them. He closeth the Psalm with the certain conclusion that
God will judge the world in righteousness, and minister true judgments
unto the people.
To the chief musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.
Psalms 58:1
I r... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the iniquity is here said to be of the heart.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here are several very striking similitudes made use of, by way of
setting forth the awful depravity of the human heart: the perversity
even from the womb; the poison of the serpent which is deadly, and the
incurableness of it by any human means, under the figure of a deaf
adder. The music of the gos... [ Continue Reading ]
This appeal to God comes in very suitably after what was before
observed. If we accept the expressions as prayers for grace, or the
destruction of the irrecoverable foes of Christ, they are very strong
and direct. Jesus on the cross graciously prayed for the forgiveness
of his enemies. The heart mus... [ Continue Reading ]
Surely these expressions are eminently in allusion to the Lord Christ,
both on account of his victories in grace, and his righteous decrees
in the judgment that will follow. Washing the feet in the blood of the
ungodly, is, in the language of the prophet, having all the Redeemer's
raiment sprinkled... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS
MY soul, pass over and forget all lesser considerations, while
perusing this Psalm, to behold Jesus, thy almighty Saviour,
beautifully set forth under these Michtams of David. It is true, thou
mayest gather much instruction from beholding David's exercises under
ungodly judgment, and sim... [ Continue Reading ]