Bible Commentary

For thy lovingkindness [is] before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 3. The ground of the prayers in Psa 26:1-2. He can pray for a favourable judgement, and submit himself to this scrutiny, because he knows God’s lovingkindness and faithfulness. They are the object of his constant meditation, the daily experience of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 26:3”

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 2. God knows him already (Psa 17:3); and fearlessly he offers himself for a fresh scrutiny. This prayer attests at once the clearness of his conscience, and his desire that if aught of evil remains, it may be purged away. Cp. Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 26:2”

[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide. 1. Judge me ] Do me justice; shew me to be in the right; vindicate my integrity by discriminating between me and wicked men. Cp. Psa 7:8; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 26:1”

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 22. A concluding prayer for the nation. The alphabet has been completed, and this is a supplementary distich beginning with P, which has already been represented in Psa 25:16. Psalms 34 has the same peculiarity. Lagarde has ingeniously conjectured that these verses contain a reference to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:22”

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 21. Let integrity and uprightness guard me. May single-hearted devotion to God and honourable behaviour to men be as it were guardian angels at my side (Psa 61:7). He prays thus, not on the ground of his own merits, but in virtue of his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:21”

O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 20. O keep &c.] Preserve my soul. Cp. Psa 16:1; Psa 86:2. for I put my trust in thee ] For I have taken refuge in thee. Cp. Psa 7:1; Psa 2:12, note. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:20”

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 19. Consider ] Behold, the same word as in Psa 25:18. with cruel hatred ] Lit. a haired of violence, hatred inspired by and leading to cruelty. Cp. Psa 11:5; Psa 27:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Consider … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:19”

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 18. Look upon &c.] Behold my affliction and my travail. Cp. Psa 9:13. and forgive ] Lit. take away, sin being regarded as a burden. Cp. Psa 32:1. This verse ought to begin with the letter Qph, and various emendations have been proposed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:18”

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: [O] bring thou me out of my distresses. 17. The verb rendered are enlarged cannot mean ‘augmented.’ It is all but certain that the consonants should be divided and vocalised differently, giving the appropriate sense, The straitnesses of my heart enlarge thou, and bring me &c.: i.e. relieve … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:17”

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I [am] desolate and afflicted. 16. Turn thee ] Or, look: the opposite of ‘hiding the face’ (Psa 22:24). Cp. Psa 86:16; Psa 119:132. have mercy upon me ] Be gracious unto me. See Psa 4:1, note. desolate ] Solitary; without other friend or helper. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 25:16”