Verse 1
Title. A Psalm. See App-65.
of David = by David, or relating to the true David.
LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
do I put my trust = have I fled for refuge to. See App-69.
Verse 2
ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
deliver = rescue.
rock. Hebrew. zur. See note on Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2.
Verse 3
rock. Hebrew. sela".
Thy name"s sake. See note on Psalms 20:1.
lead = Thou wilt gently lead.
guide = gently guide.
Pull = Thou wilt pull.
Verse 5
Into, &c. Quoted in Luke 23:4, Luke 23:6.
hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.
commit = I will commit.
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
redeemed = delivered by power. Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13. Compare Exodus 6:6.
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.
Verse 6
I have hated. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Thou hatest".
lying vanities = idols. See Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 10:8. Compare 2 Samuel 5:21. Jonah 2:8.
trust in = have fixed my hope on, or confidence in. Hebrew. batah. App-69.
Verse 7
mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.
considered = looked upon.
my soul = me myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Verse 9
Have mercy upon = Show favour or grace to.
belly. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for "body".
Verse 10
iniquity. Hebrew. "avah. App-44. But Septuagint and Syriac read "humiliation".
Verse 11
reproach = derision.
my neighbours. Compare 2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 6:20.
Verse 12
am = became.
broken: or missing.
Verse 13
life-soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Verse 14
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Verse 15
times. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for what is done in them = all my affairs.
Verse 16
face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
for Thy mercies" sake = in Thy lovingkindness.
Verse 17
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha". App-44.
the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35.
Verse 18
grievous = hard, or arrogant.
the righteous = a righteous one.
Verse 19
trust = put their trust. Same word as Psalms 31:1.
men. Hebrew. "adam.
Verse 20
pride = conspiracy.
man. Hebrew. "Ish. App-14.
pavilion = booth, or tent.
Verse 21
kindness = lovingkindness, or grace.
strong = fortified: which Zion was.
Verse 22
eyes. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Verse 23
the LORD. Hebrew "eth Jehovah. App-4. (Objective.)
saints = favoured, or graced ones.
Verse 24
hope in = wait for.