Psalms 1:1--42:11
blessed <0835> [A.M. 3560. B.C. 444. Blessed.]
follow <01980> [walketh.]
advice <06098> [counsel.]
wicked <07563> [ungodly. or, wicked. standeth.]
pathway <01870> [way.]
sit in <03427> [sitteth.]
scoffers <03887> [scornful.]
pleasure <02656> [But his.]
meditates <01897> [meditate.]
day <03119> [day.]
tree <06086> [tree.]
yields <05414> [bringeth.]
fall off <05034> [shall not.]
fall off <05034> [wither. Heb. fade. whatsoever.]
chaff <04671> [like.]
withstand <06965> [shall.]
sinners <02400> [sinners.]
guards <03045> [knoweth.]
way ....... way <01870> [way.]
nations <01471> [A.M. 2963. B.C. 1042. Why.]
rebel <07283> [rage. or, tumultuously assemble.]
countries <03816> [people.]
devising <01897> [imagine. Heb. meditate.]
kings <04428> [kings.]
rulers <07336> [rulers.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
anointed king <04899> [anointed.]
enthroned in <03427> [He that.]
laughs <07832> [shall laugh.]
speaks <01696> [Then.]
terrifies <0926> [vex. or, trouble. sore.]
installed <05258> [Yet.]
installed <05258> [set. Heb. anointed. my, etc. Heb. Zion, the hill of my holiness.]
decree <02706> [the decree. or, for a decree.]
son <01121> [Thou.]
day <03117> [this.]
Ask <07592> [Ask.]
give <05414> [and I.]
wise <07919> [Be wise.]
kings <04428> [O.]
correction <03256> [be instructed.]
Serve <05647> [Serve.]
Repent <01523> [rejoice.]
homage <05401> [Kiss.]
<01248> [Son.]
die <06> [and, etc.]
Or, "and ye lose the way," or, "and ye perish in the way." The LXX., and Vulgate have, "and ye perish from the righteous way:" and the Syriac, "and ye perish from his way."
die <06> [ye perish.]
anger <0639> [when.]
blessed <0835> [Blessed.]
[A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021. (Title.)]
Psalm, {Mizmor,} from the verb to cut, prune, sing, a poem cut into short sentences, divided into syllables, pruned from every redundancy, and thus adapted for singing.
fled <01272> [when.]
numerous <07231> [how.]
Many <07227> [many.]
deliver <03444> [no.]
Selah <05542> [Selah.]
shield <04043> [a shield.]
glory <03519> [for. or, about. my.]
restores <07311> [the.]
cried out <07121> [I cried.]
answered <06030> [he.]
holy <06944> [his.]
slept <07901> [I laid.]
Lord <03068> [the.]
afraid <03372> [I will.]
multitude <07233> [ten.]
<07896> [set.]
Rise up <06965> [Arise.]
strike .......... break <05221 07665> [thou.]
delivers <03444> [Salvation.]
favor <01293> [thy blessing.]
music director <05329> [(Title.) chief Musician. or, overseer.]
accompanied by stringed instruments <05058> [Neginoth.]
God <0430> [O.]
wide <07337> [thou.]
mercy ..... respond <02603 08085> [have mercy upon me. or, be gracious unto me.]
men <01121> [O.]
honor <03519> [my glory.]
love <0157> [love.]
deceptive <03577> [leasing.]
Lord ........ Lord <03068> [that the.]
Lord ........ Lord <03068> [for.]
Lord ........ Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
Tremble <07264> [Stand.]
sin <02398> [sin.]
<0559> [commune.]
repent <01826> [be still.]
Selah <05542> [Selah.]
Offer <02076> [Offer.]
trust <0982> [put.]
Many <07227> [many.]
<05375> [lift.]
make <05414> [put.]
<06256> [the time.]
<03162> [I will.]
Lord <03068> [for.]
Listen <0238> [Give.]
consider ... complaint <0995 01901> [consider my.]
cry <06963> [unto the.]
king <04428> [my King.]
praying <06419> [unto thee.]
God <0410> [God.]
evil people <07451> [evil.]
people <01984> [The.]
stand <03320> [stand.]
presence <05869> [in thy sight. Heb. before thine eyes. thou.]
destroy <06> [destroy.]
violent <01818> [the bloody, etc. Heb. man of bloods and deceit.]
enter <0935> [But.]
great <07230> [in the.]
worship <03374> [in thy.]
bow down <07812> [I worship.]
holy temple <01964 06944> [thy holy temple. Heb. the temple of thy holiness.]
lead <05148> [Lead.]
ambush <08324> [mine. Heb. those which observe me.]
way <01870> [make.]
truth <03559> [For.]
truth <03559> [faithfulness. or, stedfastness. their mouth. Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them. inward.]
place of destruction <01942> [very wickedness. Heb. wickednesses. throat.]
steep slope leading into <02505> [they.]
Condemn <0816> [Destroy. or, Make them guilty.]
downfall <05307> [let.]
schemes <04156> [by. or, from. the.]
rebelled <04784> [they.]
shelter <02620> [But.]
shout <07442> [shout.]
Shelter <05526> [defendest. Heb. coverest over, or, protectest. love.]
reward <01288> [bless.]
reward ......... protect <01288 05849> [wilt.]
protect <05849> [compass. Heb. crown. shield.]
accompanied by stringed instruments <05058> [A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. (Title.) Neginoth.]
sheminith <08067> [Sheminith. or, the eighth.]
rebuke <03198> [rebuke.]
frail <0536> [for I.]
Heal <03068 07495> [O Lord, heal.]
bones <06106> [my.]
absolutely <05315> [My.]
[how.]
Relent <07725> [Return.]
rescue <02502> [deliver.]
faithfulness <02617> [for.]
death <04194> [For.]
Sheol <07585> [in the.]
exhausted <03021> [I am.]
night <03915> [all the. or, every. I water.]
eyes ............. enemies <05869 06887> [Mine.]
grow weak <06275> [it waxeth.]
Turn <05493> [Depart.]
Lord <03068> [for.]
heard <08085> [hath heard.]
accepted <03947> [will receive.]
enemies <0341> [Let all.]
<03966> [sore.]
back <07725> [return.]
humiliated ............ humiliated <0954> [and be.]
A musical composition <07692> [A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021. (Title.) Shiggaion.]
{Shiggaion} probably denotes a mournful song or, elegy, from the Arabic {shaga,} to be anxious, sorrowful.
concerning <01697> [words. or, business.]
Cush <03568> [Cush.]
{Cush} signifies black, an epithet, in all languages, when applied to the mind, expressive of moral turpitude; and therefore probably here applied to {Shimei,} denoting that he was a calumniator and villain.
Lord ........ Lord <03068> [O.]
taken shelter <02620> [in.]
Deliver <03467> [save.]
rip ... to shreds <02963> [Lest.]
lion <0738> [like.]
tear ... to bits <06561> [rending.]
rescue <05337> [while.]
[not to deliver. Heb. not a deliverer.]
done <06213> [if I.]
guilty <03426> [if there.]
wronged <01580> [If I.]
wronged ..... helped <01580 02502> [I have.]
lawless <07387> [without.]
enemy .......... trample <0341 07429> [Let.]
trample <07429> [tread.]
lying <07931> [lay.]
Selah <05542> [Selah.]
Stand up <06965> [Arise.]
Rise up <05375> [lift up.]
Wake up <05782> [awake.]
judgment <04941> [to the.]
assembled <05712> [So.]
take once <07725> [return.]
Lord ....... Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
judges .... Vindicate <01777 08199> [judge.]
innocent ..... blameless <06664 08537> [according.]
blameless <08537> [to mine.]
evil deeds <07451> [Oh.]
secure <03559> [but.]
innocent .... righteous <06662> [for.]
shield <04043> [My, etc. Heb. My buckler is upon God.]
delivers <03467> [which.]
[or, God is a righteous Judge.]
repent <07725> [If.]
prepares <03913> [he will.]
gets <06466> [ordaineth.]
flaming <01814> [persecutors.]
digs ............ made <03738 06466> [made. Heb. hath digged.]
falls <05307> [and is.]
justice <06664> [according.]
sovereign <05945> [most.]
gittith style <01665> [(Title.) Gittith.]
Lord <0113> [our.]
magnificent <0117> [how.]
reputation ........ majesty <08034 01935> [thy.]
mouths <06310> [Out.]
ordained <03245> [ordained. Heb. founded. strength.]
put an end <07673> [still.]
enemy <0341> [the enemy.]
look <07200> [When.]
made <04639> [work.]
moon <03394> [moon.]
human <0582> [What.]
mankind <01121> [son.]
pay attention <06485> [visitest.]
little <04592> [thou.]
little ......... mankind <04592 05849> [hast.]
rule <04910> [madest.]
placed <07896> [put.]
[Heb. Flocks and oxen, all of them.]
birds <06833> [The fowl.]
alumoth-labben <04192> [A.M. 2941. B.C. 1063. (Title.) Muthlabben.]
Probably, "the death of the champion:" so the Chaldee has, "A Psalm of David, to be sung concerning the death of the man who went out between ({mibbeyney}) the camps;" evidently considering {labben,} of the same import as {bainayim,} "a middle-man or champion," as Goliath is termed, 1 Sa 17:4, concerning whose defeat this psalm is generally supposed to have been composed.
thank <03034> [praise.]
heart <03820> [with my.]
tell <05608> [shew.]
happy <08055> [I will be.]
sovereign <05945> [O thou.]
trip <03782> [they shall.]
defended <06213> [For.]
defended <06213> [maintained, etc. Heb. made my judgment. right. Heb. in righteousness.]
terrified <01605> [rebuked.]
destroyed <06> [destroyed.]
wiped out <04229> [put out.]
enemy's <0341> [O thou, etc. or, The destructions of the enemy are come to a perpetual end, and their cities hast thou destroyed, etc.]
ruins <02723> [destructions.]
destroyed <05428> [thou hast.]
memory <02143> [memorial.]
Lord <03068> [But.]
reigns <03559> [he hath.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
provides safety ...... provides safety <04869> [be a refuge. Heb. be a high place.]
times <06256> [in times.]
you <03045> [know.]
trust <0982> [put.]
abandon <05800> [hast.]
praises <02167> [Sing.]
who rules <03427> [which.]
Tell <05046> [declare.]
one .... revenge <01875> [When.]
overlook <07911> [he forgetteth.]
<06035> [humble. or, afflicted.]
mercy <02603> [Have.]
See <07200> [consider.]
snatch ... away <07311> [thou.]
tell <05608> [That.]
gates <08179> [in the gates.]
Daughter <01323> [daughter.]
rejoice <01523> [I will.]
revealed <03045> [known.]
wicked <07563> [wicked.]
[Higgaion, that is, Meditation.]
wicked <07563> [The wicked.]
ignore <07913> [forget.]
needy <034> [For the.]
hopes <08615> [expectation.]
Rise <06965> [Arise.]
<0582> [let not.]
nations <01471> [let the.]
Terrify <07896> [Put.]
know <03045> [may.]
stand <05975> [A.M. 3464. B.C. 541. standest.]
during <05956> [hidest.]
wicked <07563> [The wicked, etc. Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth, etc.]
trapped <08610> [let.]
boasts <01984> [boasteth.]
[hearts. Heb. soul's. and blesseth, etc. or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the Lord.]
Lord <03068> [whom.]
rejects <05006> [abhorreth.]
arrogant <01363> [the pride.]
hold ... accountable <01875> [will not.]
God <0430> [God, etc. or, all his thoughts are, There is no God.]
<04209> [thoughts.]
commands <04941> [thy judgments.]
disdains <06315> [he puffeth.]
says <0559> [said.]
upended <04131> [not.]
<01755> [never. Heb. unto generation and generation.]
full <04390> [full.]
deceptive <04820> [and deceit. Heb. deceits.]
tongue <03956> [under.]
injures <05999> [mischief.]
destroys <0205> [vanity. or, iniquity.]
waits <03427> [sitteth.]
eyes <05869> [his eyes.]
look for <06845> [are privily set. Heb. hide themselves.]
ambush ............... ambush <0693> [He lieth.]
hidden place <04565> [secretly. Heb. in the secret places.]
catch ..... catches <02414> [to catch.]
oppressed ..... oppressed ... pulling <06041 04900> [poor, when.]
crushed <01794> [croucheth. Heb. breaketh himself.]
beaten down <07817> [humbleth.]
sturdy <06099> [by his strong ones. Heb. or, into his strong parts.]
says <0559> [said.]
God <0410> [God.]
Rise <06965> [Arise.]
strike <05375> [lift.]
forget <07911> [forget.]
<06035> [humble. or, afflicted.]
reject <05006> [contemn.]
accountable <01875> [Thou.]
notice <07200> [Thou hast.]
see <05027> [for thou.]
inflicts <05414> [to requite.]
unfortunate victim <02489> [the poor.]
entrusts <05800> [committeth. Heb. leaveth.]
deliver <05826> [helper.]
Break <07665> [Break.]
accountable <01875> [seek.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
nations <01471> [heathen.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
oppressed <06035> [humble.]
feel secure <03559> [thou wilt prepare. or, establish.]
listen <0241> [cause.]
defend <08199> [judge.]
<0582> [the man.]
terrorize <06206> [oppress. or, terrify.]
Lord <03068> [A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062. In the.]
say <0559> [how.]
Flee <05110> [Flee.]
wicked <07563> [For, lo.]
put <03559> [make.]
darkness <0652> [that.]
darkness <0652> [privily. Heb. in darkness. the upright.]
foundations <08356> [If the.]
godly <06662> [what.]
Lord ........ Lord's <03068> [The Lord.]
Lord ........ Lord's <03068> [the Lord's.]
eyes <05869> [his eyes.]
approves <0974> [trieth.]
wicked <07563> [wicked.]
wicked <07563> [Upon.]
<06341> [snares. or, quick burning coals. an horrible, or, a burning. portion.]
<03563> [their.]
just <06662> [For.]
favor <06440> [his.]
sheminith <08067> [(Title.) Sheminith. or, The eighth.]
Deliver <03467> [Help. or, Save.]
godly <02623> [godly.]
integrity <0539> [faithful.]
lie ........ deceive <01696> [They.]
flatter <02513> [flattering.]
<03820> [a double heart. Heb. an heart and an heart.]
cut off <03772> [cut.]
tongue <03956> [tongue.]
boasts <01419> [proud. Heb. great.]
speak <03956> [With.]
master <0113> [our own. Heb. with us. who.]
violence <07701> [oppression.]
action <06965> [now.]
desperately desire <06315> [puffeth at. or, would ensnare.]
words ... absolutely reliable <0565> [words.]
silver <03701> [as silver.]
protect ...... shelter <08104 05341> [thou shalt.]
Lord <03068 02098> [them, etc. Heb. him, i.e. every one of them. this.]
wicked <07563> [wicked.]
evil <02149> [when.]
people <01121> [men. Heb. of the sons of men.]
music director <05329> [A.M. 3464. B.C. 540. (Title.) chief. or, overseer.]
<07911> [forget.]
ignore <05641> [wilt thou hide.]
worry <07896> [take.]
suffer <03015> [sorrow.]
enemy <0341> [enemy.]
gloat <07311> [exalted.]
Look <05027> [Consider.]
Revive <0215> [lighten.]
[less.]
enemy <0341> [Lest.]
defeated <03201> [I have.]
upended <04131> [when.]
trust <0982> [But.]
<03820> [my heart.]
sing <07891> [I.]
vindicates <01580> [he.]
Fools <05036> [fool.]
God <0430> [no.]
<07843> [They are.]
commit <08581> [abominable.]
God ........... does what <0430 06213> [there.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
wise <07919> [any.]
seeks <01875> [seek.]
rejects <05493> [all gone.]
corrupt <0444> [filthy. Heb. stinking.]
does <06213> [there.]
behave <06466> [Have.]
devour ........ eating <0398> [eat up.]
call <07121> [and.]
terrified <06343> [were, etc. Heb. they feared a fear.]
God <0430> [God.]
godly <01755> [the generation.]
humiliate <0954> [Ye.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
<05414> [Oh, etc. Heb. Who will give, etc.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
guest <01481> [abide. Heb. sojourn. holy.]
Whoever <01980> [He.]
Whoever lives .... life does what <06466> [worketh.]
speaks <01696> [speaketh.]
slander <07270> [backbiteth.]
do <06213> [doeth.]
<05375> [taketh up. or, receiveth or, endureth.]
reprobate <03988> [a vile.]
honors <03513> [but.]
commitments ........ promise <07650> [sweareth.]
charge <05414> [putteth.]
take <03947> [nor taketh.]
lives <06213> [He that doeth.]
prayer <04387> [A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. (Title.) Michtam. or, A golden]
Psalm of David.
Protect <08104> [Preserve.]
shelter <02620> [for.]
say <0559> [thou hast.]
<02896> [my goodness.]
chosen people <06918> [But.]
chosen people <06918> [the saints.]
leading officials <0117> [the excellent.]
admired <02656> [in whom.]
troubles ............ drink offerings .............. name <06094 05262 08034> [Their.]
desire <04116> [hasten, etc. or, give gifts to another. drink.]
vows <05375> [take.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
<02506> [mine inheritance. Heb. my part. of my.]
make ... future secure <08551> [thou.]
fields <02256> [The lines.]
fertile <05273> [in pleasant.]
beautiful tract <08231> [I have.]
guides <03289> [who hath.]
<03629> [my reins.]
night <03915> [in the.]
trust <07737> [I have.]
right hand <03225> [he is.]
upended <04131> [I shall.]
heart <03820> [my heart.]
<03519> [my glory.]
life <01320> [my flesh.]
safe <0983 07931> [rest in hope. Heb. dwell confidently.]
me <05315> [my.]
Sheol <07585> [hell.]
The word hell, from the Saxon {hillan} or {helan,} to hide, or from {holl,}, a cavern, though now used only for the place of torment, anciently denoted the concealed or unseen place of the dead in general; corresponding to the Greek [adev,] i.e., [o aidev topos,] the invisible place and the Hebrew {sheol,} from {shaal,} to ask, seek, the place and state of those who are out of the way, and to be sought for.
allow <05414> [neither.]
faithful follower <02623> [thine.]
path <0734> [path.]
presence <06440> [in thy.]
sheer delight <03225> [at thy.]
sheer delight <05273> [pleasures.]
[A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062. (Title.)]
consider <08085> [Hear.]
just cause <06664> [the right. Heb. justice. attend.]
sincerely offer <04820 08193 03808> [not out of feigned lips. Heb. without lips of deceit.]
Make .... decision <04941> [Let my.]
what is right <04339> [things.]
scrutinized <0974> [proved.]
scrutinized ....... examined ......... evaluated <0974 06485 06884> [thou hast.]
find <04672> [shalt.]
determined <02161> [I am.]
actions <06468> [works.]
commanded <01697> [word.]
violent men <06530> [destroyer.]
<08551> [Hold.]
deviate <06471> [that.]
deviate <04131> [slip not. Heb. be not moved.]
call <07121> [I have.]
Listen <05186> [incline.]
awesome <06395> [Shew.]
deliver <03467> [savest, etc. or, savest them which trust in thee, from those that rise up against thy right hand.]
<03225> [by thy.]
pupil <0380> [apple.]
Hide <05641> [hide.]
attack <07703 05315> [oppress me. Heb. waste.]
enemies <0341 05315> [deadly enemies. Heb. enemies against the soul.]
calloused <05462> [They are.]
<06310> [with.]
surround <05437> [compassed.]
intend <07896> [set.]
like <01825> [Like, etc. Heb. The likeness of him, (that is, of every one of them,) is as a lion that desireth to ravin.]
crouching <03427> [lurking. Heb. sitting.]
Rise <06965> [Arise.]
Confront <06923 06440> [disappoint him. Heb. prevent his face. which is. or, by.]
sword <02719> [thy.]
power <03027> [which are. or, by. men of.]
enjoy prosperity <02506> [portion.]
<0990> [belly.]
riches <06840> [hid.]
many <07646> [they are full, etc. or, their children are full. leave.]
see <02372> [As.]
see <02372> [I will.]
<07646> [I shall.]
awake <06974> [I awake.]
<08544> [with.]
servant <05650> [A.M. 2986. B.C. 1018. (Title.) the servant.]
when <03117> [in the day.]
I love <07355> [I will.]
source <02391> [my.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
stronghold <04686> [fortress.]
rocky <06697> [strength. Heb. rock. whom.]
shield <04043> [buckler.]
horn <07161> [horn.]
refuge <04869> [high.]
called <07121> [I will.]
praise <01984> [who.]
delivered <03467> [so shall.]
waves <02256> [sorrows.]
currents <05158> [floods.]
chaos <01100> [ungodly men. Heb. Belial.]
[The sorrows, or, cords.]
snares <04170> [snares.]
distress <06862> [distress.]
heard <08085> [heard.]
cry <07775> [my cry.]
earth <0776> [earth.]
roots <04146> [foundations.]
ascended <05927> [went.]
nose ......... mouth <0639 06310> [out of his. Heb. by his. fire.]
made .... sink <05186> [He bowed.]
Jehovah is here represented as a mighty warrior going forth to fight the battles of David. When He descended to the engagement, the very heavens bowed to render his descent more awful: His military tent was substantial darkness; the voice of His thunder was the warlike alarm which sounded to battle; the chariot in which He rode was the thick clouds of heaven, conducted by cherubs, and carried on by the irresistible force and rapid wings of an impetuous tempest; and the darts and weapons He employed were thunder-bolts, lightnings, fiery hail, deluging rains, and stormy winds! No wonder that when God arose all His enemies were scattered, and those that hated Him fled before Him.
thick cloud <06205> [darkness.]
mounted <07392> [rode.]
glided <01675> [he did fly.]
<05643> [secret.]
thick ... clouds <05645> [thick.]
brightness <05051> [At the.]
hail <01259> [hail.]
thundered <07481> [thundered.]
sovereign <05945> [Highest.]
<01513> [coals.]
shot <07971> [Yea.]
<07232> [he shot.]
depths <0650> [channels.]
inner regions <04146> [foundations.]
Lord <03068> [O Lord.]
reached down <07971> [He sent.]
pulled <04871> [drew.]
surging water <04325 07227> [many waters. or, great waters.]
strong ............ strong <05794 0553> [strong.]
hate <08130> [them.]
strong <0553> [they were.]
day <03117> [me in.]
Lord <03068> [but.]
brought ... out <03318> [brought.]
pleased <02654> [because.]
repaid <01580> [rewarded.]
blameless <01252> [cleanness.]
obeyed <08104> [For I.]
rebelled <07561> [have not.]
regulations <04941> [For all.]
reject <05493> [I did.]
innocent <08549> [upright.]
kept <08104> [before. Heb. with. I kept.]
Lord rewarded <07725 03068> [the Lord recompensed me.]
<05869> [in his eyesight. Heb. before his eyes.]
one who is faithful <02623> [With the.]
prove to be loyal ........... trustworthy <02616 08552> [thou wilt.]
deceptive ...... perverse <06141 06617> [froward.]
perverse <06617> [shew thyself froward. or, wrestle.]
deliver <03467> [save.]
proud <08213> [bring.]
<0215> [thou wilt.]
lamp <05216> [candle. or, lamp.]
God <0430> [my God.]
charge <07323> [by thee.]
charge <07323> [run. or, broken. by my God.]
manner <01870> [his way.]
reliable <06884> [tried. or, refined.]
shield <04043> [a buckler.]
gives <0247> [girdeth.]
The girdle was a necessary part of the eastern dress: It strengthened and supported the loins; served to confine the garments close to the body; and to tuck them in when journeying. The strength of God was to his soul what the girdle was to his body.
removes <05414> [maketh.]
gives ... the agility <07737> [maketh.]
terrain <01116> [high.]
trains <03925> [teacheth.]
bow <07198> [so that.]
shield <04043> [shield.]
right hand <03225> [right.]
willingness <06037> [gentleness. or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me.]
widen <07337> [enlarged.]
feet <07166> [feet. Heb. ancles.]
give <0247> [girded.]
kneel <03766> [subdued. Heb. caused to bow.]
[necks.]
<06965> [that.]
grind <07833> [beat.]
beat ... underfoot <07324> [cast.]
hostile <07379> [from.]
make <07760> [made.]
army ......... people <05971> [a people.]
hear <08088> [As soon, etc. Heb. at the hearing of the ear.]
Foreigners <01121> [strangers. Heb. sons of the stranger.]
powerless <03584> [shall submit. or, yield feigned obedience. Heb. lie.]
foreigners <01121> [strangers.]
shake with fear <02727> [afraid.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
praiseworthy <01288> [blessed.]
<0430> [the God.]
exalted <07311> [exalted.]
vindicates <05414> [avengeth. Heb. giveth avengements for me.]
makes <01696> [subdueth. or, destroyeth.]
snatch <07311> [liftest.]
violent men <0376 02555> [violent man. Heb. man of violence.]
give you thanks <03034> [will I give thanks. or, confess.]
praises <02167> [sing.]
<01431> [Great.]
king ......... chosen ruler ...... descendants <04428 04899 02233> [to his.]
psalm <04210> [(Title.) A Psalm.]
It is uncertain when this highly finished and beautiful ode was composed; though some think it was written by David in the wilderness when persecuted by Saul.
heavens <08064> [The heavens.]
sky <07549> [the firmament.]
{RakeeÆ’,} from {rakÆ’,} to stretch out, the expanse, not only containing the celestial bodies, but also the air, light, rain, dews, etc., all of which display the infinite power and wisdom of their Almighty Creator.
Day ... day <03117> [Day unto.]
[nigh unto.]
actual speech <0562> [There.]
Or, "They have no speech, nor words, nor is their voice heard; yet into all the earth hath gone out their sound, and to the extremity of the world their words." The Hebrew, {kav,} rendered, line, like the Greek [phthoggos,] by which the LXX., (who are followed by St. Paul), render it, no doubt signifies the sound as well as the cord which emits it. The Vulgate, Jerome, and Symmachus, render it to the same purpose.
voice <06963> [where. or, without these their voice is heard. Heb. without their voice heard.]
<06957> [line. or, rule, or, direction. In them.]
bridegroom <02860> [bridegroom.]
<07797> [rejoiceth.]
emerges <04161> [His going.]
end <08622> [circuit.]
law <08451> [law. or, doctrine.]
perfect <08549> [perfect.]
preserves <07725> [converting. or, restoring.]
rules <05715> [testimony.]
reliable <0539> [sure.]
wisdom <02449> [making.]
precepts <06490> [statutes.]
fair <03477> [right.]
joyful <08055> [rejoicing.]
pure <01249> [is pure.]
insight <0215> [enlightening.]
fear <03374> [The fear.]
endure <05975> [enduring.]
judgments <04941> [judgments.]
trustworthy <0571> [true. Heb. truth.]
gold <02091> [than gold.]
sweetest <04966> [sweeter.]
honey <05317> [honeycomb. Heb. the dropping of honey-combs.]
servant <05650> [Moreover.]
obey <08104> [keeping.]
know <0995> [can.]
do not punish <05352> [cleanse.]
unaware of <05641> [secret.]
keep <02820> [Keep.]
committing flagrant sins <02086> [presumptuous.]
control <04910> [let.]
<08552> [upright.]
innocent <05352> [I shall.]
blatant <07227> [great. Heb. much.]
words <0561> [Let.]
rock <06697> [strength. Heb. rock.]
redeemer <01350> [redeemer.]
answer <06030> [A.M. 2968. B.C. 1036. hear.]
<08034> [name.]
God <0430> [God.]
secure <07682> [defend. Heb. set thee on an high place.]
help <05828> [thee help. Heb. thy help. from.]
support <05582> [strengthen. Heb. support thee. out.]
take notice <02142> [Remember.]
accept <01878> [accept. Heb. turn to ashes, or, make fat.]
shout for joy <07442> [rejoice.]
name <08034> [and in.]
sure <03045> [Now.]
intervene <06030> [he will.]
holy heavenly <08064 06944> [his holy heaven. Heb. the heaven of his holiness.]
display <03468> [with, etc. Heb. by the strength of the salvation of his right hand.]
chariots <07393> [Some trust.]
depend on <02142> [but we.]
<03766> [They.]
stand <06965> [but we.]
deliver <03467> [Save, etc. or, "O Jehovah, save the king; answer us when we call upon thee."]
king <04428> [let.]
psalm <04210> [(Title.) A psalm.]
This is the people's [epinikion,] or song of triumph, after the victory for which they prayed in the former Psalm.
king <04428> [The king.]
O ..... rejoices <08055> [joy.]
strength .......... deliverance <05797 03444> [in thy.]
bring him rich <06923> [preventest.]
blessings <01293> [blessings.]
place <07896> [settest.]
asked <07592> [asked.]
long <0753> [length.]
honor <03519> [glory.]
majestic <01935> [honour.]
grant ...... give ... great joy <07896 02302> [made. Heb. set him to be blessings.]
give ... great joy <08057 02302> [made him exceeding glad. Heb. gladdened him with joy.]
king <04428> [For the.]
sovereign <05945> [most.]
upended <04131> [he shall.]
burn ... up <07896> [Thou.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
angrily <0639> [in his.]
fiery ............ fire <0784> [the fire.]
dream up <02803> [imagined.]
do <03201> [are not.]
make <07896> [Therefore.]
make ...... shoot <07896 03559> [make, etc. or, set them as a butt.]
retreat <07926> [back. Heb. shoulder. thou shalt.]
Rise <07311> [Be thou.]
We <07891> [so will.]
Doe <0365> [A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. (Title.) Aijeleth. or, the hind of the morning.]
God ... God <0410> [my God.]
abandoned <05800> [why hast.]
far away <07350> [far.]
help <03444> [helping. Heb. my salvation.]
prayer <01697> [words.]
cry out <07121> [I cry.]
answer <06030> [but.]
night <03915> [in the night.]
prayers <01747> [am not silent. Heb. there is no silence to me.]
holy <06918> [But.]
sit <03427> [that.]
cried <02199> [cried.]
saved .......... disappointed <04422 0954> [and were.]
worm <08438> [I am.]
insult <02781> [a reproach.]
taunt <03932> [laugh.]
<06358> [shoot out. Heb. open.]
shake <05128> [shake.]
Commit <01556> [He trusted. Heb. rolled himself on.]
deliver <05337> [let him.]
delights <02654> [seeing, etc. or, if he delight.]
brought ... out <01518> [that took.]
made ... feel secure <0982> [thou didst.]
made ... feel secure <0982> [make me hope. or, keep me in safety.]
came out <07993> [cast.]
God <0410> [thou.]
birth .......... mother's <07358 0517> [from.]
far <07368> [Be not.]
help <05826> [none to help. Heb. not a helper.]
Many <07227> [Many.]
bulls <047> [strong.]
open <06475> [gaped, etc. Heb. opened their mouths against me.]
rips <02963> [as a.]
drains <08210> [I am.]
bones <06106> [all.]
drains <06504> [out of joint. or, sundered. heart.]
<03581> [strength.]
tongue <03956> [tongue.]
dust <06083> [into the.]
dogs <03611> [dogs.]
surround <05437> [compassed.]
gang <05712> [assembly.]
pin <03738> [they pierced.]
The textual reading is {ka„ri,} "as a lion my hands and feet;" but several MSS., read {kƒroo,} and others {karoo} in the margin, which affords the reading adopted by our translators. So the LXX. [oryxan cheiras mou kai podas,] so also the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic; and as all the Evangelists so quote the passage, and apply it to the crucifixion of Christ, there seems scarcely the shadow of a doubt that this is the genuine reading; especially when it is considered, that the other contains no sense at all. The whole difference lies between [vƒv] {wav} and [y“wd,] {yood,} which might easily be mistaken for each other.
count <05608> [I may.]
gloating <05027> [look.]
far away <07368> [But.]
strength <0360> [O my.]
life <05315> [soul.]
<03173> [my darling, etc. Heb. my only one from the hand.]
dogs <03611> [the dog.]
lion ..... horns <0738 07161> [me from.]
horns <07161> [horns.]
declare <05608> [I will.]
countrymen <0251> [my brethren.]
middle <08432> [in the.]
loyal followers <03373> [Ye that.]
descendants ........ descendants <02233> [all ye.]
honor <03513> [glorify.]
descendants ........ descendants <02233> [all ye the.]
despise <0959> [For.]
ignore <05641> [neither.]
cried out <07768> [but.]
praise <08416> [My praise.]
<07999> [I will.]
oppressed <06035> [The meek.]
praise <01984> [they.]
<03824> [your.]
<0657> [All the ends.]
turn <07725> [turn.]
nations <04940> [and all.]
thriving <01879> [that be.]
join the celebration ............. bow <0398 03766> [shall.]
descending <03381> [all they that.]
bow <03766> [bow.]
preserve <02421> [and none.]
generation <02233> [A seed.]
tell <05608> [it shall.]
come <0935> [They.]
saving deeds <06666> [his righteousness.]
shepherd <07462> [my.]
lack <02637> [I shall.]
takes <07257> [maketh.]
lush pastures <04999 01877> [green pastures. Heb. pastures of tender grass. leadeth.]
refreshing water <04325 04496> [still waters. Heb. waters of quietness.]
restores <07725> [restoreth.]
leads <05148> [leadeth.]
reputation <08034> [for his.]
valley <01516> [through.]
fear <03372> [I will.]
rod <07626> [for thou.]
rod <07626> [thy rod.]
prepare <06186> [preparest.]
refresh <01878> [thou anointest. Heb. makest fat.]
cup <03563> [my cup.]
goodness <02896> [goodness.]
live in <03427> [and I.]
rest <0753> [for ever. Heb. to length of days.]
earth <0776> [A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. earth.]
world <08398> [world.]
established <03245> [For.]
<03559> [and.]
ascend ......... go up <05927 06965> [Who.]
mountain <02022> [the hill.]
go <06965> [stand.]
blameless <05355> [He that, etc. Heb. the clean of hands.]
pure <01249> [pure.]
lie <05375> [lifted.]
make promises <07650> [sworn.]
godly <05375> [receive.]
vindicated <06666> [righteousness.]
God <0430> [God.]
people <01755> [This is.]
characterizes ..... seek <01875 01245> [that seek.]
Jacob's <03290> [O Jacob. or, O God of Jacob.]
Look up .... Rise up <05375> [Lift.]
king <04428> [King.]
enter <0935> [shall.]
Lord .... strong ..... Lord <03068 05808> [The Lord strong.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
king ........... king <04428> [he is.]
prayer <05375> [A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. do I.]
God <0430> [O.]
enemies <0341> [let not.]
rely on <06960> [wait.]
humiliated ........... humiliated <0954> [be ashamed.]
rely on ..... humiliated ........... humiliated <06960 0954> [let]
thwarted <07387> [without.]
Guide <01869> [Lead.]
teach <03925> [teach.]
God <0430> [God.]
rely <06960> [on thee.]
Remember <02142> [Remember.]
compassionate <07356> [thy tender mercies. Heb. bowels.]
always <05769> [for they.]
hold ............ acts .......... me <02142> [Remember.]
sins <02403> [the sins.]
faithful <02617> [according.]
favor <02898> [for thy.]
is ... kind <02896> [Good.]
kind and fair <03477> [upright.]
both ......... teaches <03384> [teach.]
humble ......... humble <06035> [meek.]
show <01869> [guide.]
way <01870> [his way.]
<0734> [the paths.]
faithful <02617> [mercy.]
follow <05341> [keep.]
reputation <08034> [thy.]
great <07227> [for it.]
<0376> [What.]
shows ........ should <03384> [him.]
experience <05315> [His soul.]
experience <02896 03885> [dwell at ease. Heb. lodge in goodness.]
descendants <02233> [his seed.]
inherit <03423> [inherit.]
guidance <05475> [secret.]
reveals <03045> [he will, etc. or, his covenant to make them know it.]
look <05869> [Mine.]
free <03318> [pluck. Heb. bring forth. out.]
Turn <06437> [Turn.]
alone <03173> [for I.]
See <07200> [Look.]
Forgive <05375> [forgive.]
Watch <07200> [Consider.]
harm me <08135 02555> [cruel hatred. Heb. hatred of violence.]
Protect <08104> [O.]
humiliated <0954> [let.]
Vindicate <08199> [Judge.]
integrity <01980> [for.]
trust <0982> [trusted.]
wavering <04571> [I shall.]
faithfulness <02617> [For.]
<01980> [and.]
hate <08130> [hated.]
associate <03427> [will.]
maintain <07364> [wash.]
appear <05437> [so will.]
give <08085> [That.]
tell <05608> [tell.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
splendor <03519> [where, etc. Heb. of the tabernacle of thine honour.]
sweep ... away ..... execute <0622 05315> [Gather not. or, Take not away.]
violent <0582 01818> [bloody men. Heb. men of blood.]
wrong <03027> [In.]
bribe <04390 07810> [full of. Heb. filled with. bribes.]
<03212> [I will.]
Rescue <06299> [redeem.]
mercy <02603> [and.]
<07272> [My.]
worshipers <04721> [in the.]
delivers <0216> [light.]
vindicates <03468> [salvation.]
protects <04581> [strength.]
afraid <06342> [of whom.]
evil <07489> [wicked.]
When .... attack .... devour <07126 0398> [came upon. Heb. approached against. to.]
stumble <03782> [they.]
army <04264> [host.]
war <04421> [war.]
confident <0982> [in.]
one <0259> [One.]
want <01245> [seek.]
live <03427> [dwell.]
this ... what ..................... gaze <02372> [behold.]
splendor <05278> [beauty. or, delight.]
contemplate <01239> [enquire.]
day <03117> [For in.]
give ........... hide <06845 05641> [hide.]
inaccessible <05643> [secret.]
place <07311> [set me.]
triumph <07218> [And.]
enemies <0341> [above.]
offer <02076> [therefore.]
shout <08643> [joy. Heb. shouting.]
joy .... sing praises <07891 02167> [I will.]
pray <01245> [When, etc. or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc. Seek.]
<06440> [Thy.]
reject <05641> [Hide.]
push .... away <05186> [put.]
deliverer <05833> [thou.]
forsake <05203> [leave.]
God <0430> [O God.]
father <01> [When.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
take <0622> [take me up. Heb. gather me.]
Teach <03384> [Teach.]
level path <0734 04334> [a plain path. Heb. a way of plainness.]
ambush <08324> [mine enemies. Heb. those which observe me.]
me <05315> [will.]
false <08267> [false.]
testify against <03307> [breathe.]
if <03884> [fainted.]
land <0776> [in the.]
Rely on ........ Rely on <06960> [Wait.]
strong <02388> [be.]
confident <0553> [and.]
cry out <07121> [Unto.]
Lord <03068> [O.]
ignore ..... do not respond <02814 02790> [be.]
ignore ..... do not respond ...... join <02790 04911> [to. Heb. from. I become.]
cry out ........ lift <07768 05375> [when.]
holy temple <01687 06944> [thy holy oracle. or, the oracle of thy sanctuary.]
drag <04900> [Draw.]
talk <01696> [speak.]
harm <07451> [mischief.]
Pay ........ Pay <05414> [Give.]
evil <07455> [and.]
what they do <04639> [the work.]
back <07725> [render.]
understand <0995> [Because.]
<04639> [operation.]
demolish <01129> [not build.]
strengthens <05797> [strength.]
protects <04043> [shield.]
heart ....... heart <03820> [heart.]
heart ....... heart <03820> [therefore.]
sing <07892> [with.]
strengthens <05797> [their. or, his. saving strength. Heb. strength of salvations. his.]
Deliver <03467> [Save.]
Empower <01288> [bless.]
shepherd <07462> [feed. or, rule.]
carry <05375> [lift.]
Acknowledge ....... acknowledge <03051> [Give.]
heavenly beings <01121> [mighty. Heb. sons of the mighty.]
Acknowledge <03051> [Give.]
majesty <03519> [glory, etc. Heb. honour of his name.]
Worship <07812> [worship.]
holy attire <06944 01927> [the beauty of holiness. or, his glorious sanctuary.]
shout <06963> [The voice.]
God <0410> [God.]
thunders <07481> [thundereth.]
water ........... surging water <04325 07227> [many waters. or, great waters.]
powerful <03581> [powerful. Heb. in power.]
majestic <01926> [full of. Heb. in.]
skip <07540> [skip.]
Lebanon <03844> [Lebanon.]
Sirion <08303> [Sirion.]
ox <07214> [unicorn.]
strikes <02672> [divideth. Heb. cutteth out. flames.]
shakes ...... shakes <02342> [shaketh.]
Kadesh <06946> [Kadesh.]
<0355> [maketh.]
Or as Bp. Lowth and others, "maketh the oaks to tremble and maketh bare the forests;" understanding {ayyaloth,} as denoting here, not hinds, but oaks, as it signifies in Syriac.
bends <02342> [calve. or, be in pain. discovereth.]
temple <01964> [in his temple.]
says <0559> [doth, etc. or, every whit of it uttereth.]
sits enthroned <03427> [sitteth.]
king <04428> [King.]
gives <05414> [give.]
grants <01288> [bless.]
psalm <04210> [A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017. (Title.) A psalm.]
Or, "A psalm or song of David, at the dedication of the house;" by which is supposed to be meant the place he built on the threshing floor of Araunah, after the grievous plague which had nearly desolated the kingdom.
dedication <02598> [at the.]
praise <07311> [extol.]
lifted ... up <01802> [for.]
enemies <0341> [hast not.]
healed <07495> [and.]
pulled ... up from <05927> [brought.]
descending <03381> [down.]
Sing <02167> [Sing.]
name <02143> [at the remembrance. or, to the memorial.]
holy <06944> [holiness.]
anger .................... night <0639 06153> [For.]
anger <0639> [his anger, etc. Heb. there is but a moment in his anger. in his.]
sorrow <01065> [weeping.]
night <06153> [for a night. Heb. in the evening. joy. Heb. singing. in the.]
self-confidence <07959> [And.]
never <05769> [I shall.]
favor <07522> [by thy.]
secure <02042> [made, etc. Heb. settled strength for my mountain.]
secure .... rejected <02042 05641> [thou.]
Lord <03068> [unto.]
profit <01215> [What.]
Hear <08085> [Hear.]
deliver <05826> [be thou.]
turned <02015> [turned.]
dancing <04234> [dancing.]
covered <0247> [girded.]
[my glory. that is, my tongue, or my soul.]
silent <01826> [and.]
give thanks <03034> [I will.]
Lord <03068> [A.M. 2943. B.C. 1061. thee.]
rescuing <06403> [deliver.]
Listen <05186> [Bow.]
deliver <05337> [deliver.]
protector ... refuge <06697 04581> [my strong rock. Heb. to me for a rock of strength.]
<01004> [an house.]
reputation <08034> [for thy.]
lead <05148> [lead.]
free <03318> [Pull.]
place of refuge <04581> [my strength.]
hand <03027> [Into.]
rescue <06299> [thou.]
God <0410> [God.]
hate <08130> [hated.]
idols <07723> [lying.]
happy <01523> [I will.]
notice <07200> [for.]
aware <03045> [known.]
deliver ... over <05462> [shut me.]
stand <05975> [set.]
eyes <05869> [mine.]
<05315> [my soul.]
life <02416> [my life.]
strength <03581> [strength.]
bones <06106> [bones.]
disdain <02781> [I was.]
appalled <03966> [especially.]
horrified <06343> [a fear.]
forgotten <07911> [forgotten.]
broken jar <03627 06> [a broken vessel. Heb. a vessel that perisheth.]
hear <08085> [I have.]
terrifying <04032> [fear.]
plot <03245> [while.]
God <0430> [Thou.]
destiny <06256> [My times.]
Rescue <05337> [deliver.]
<06440> [Make.]
Deliver <03467> [save.]
humiliated ............ humiliated <0954> [Let me.]
evil <07563> [wicked.]
wailing <01826> [them.]
wailing .... grave <07585 01826> [silent in the grave. or, cut off for the grave.]
lying <08267> [the lying.]
speak <01696> [speak.]
defiantly ...... arrogance <06277 01346> [grievous things. Heb. a hard thing.]
great <07227> [Oh.]
store up <06845> [laid up.]
bestow <06466> [wrought.]
hide <05641> [hide.]
attacks ................ attacks <07407 07379> [from.]
attacks <07379> [the strife.]
amazing <06381> [marvellous.]
besieged <05892 04692> [strong city. or, fenced city.]
said <0559> [I said.]
cut off <01629> [I am.]
But <0403> [nevertheless.]
Love <0157> [O love.]
followers <02623> [saints.]
Lord ......... Lord <03068> [for the.]
full <03499> [plentifully.]
strong <02388> [Be of.]
confident <0553> [shall.]
wait <03176> [all ye.]
[A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. (Title.) or, A Psalm of David giving instruction.]
blessed <0835> [Blessed.]
rebellious acts <06588> [transgression.]
pardoned <03680> [covered.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
spirit <07307> [whose.]
refused to confess my sin <02790> [When.]
body <06106> [bones.]
groaned <07581> [roaring.]
tried <03027> [hand.]
<03955> [moisture.]
confessed <03045> [acknowledged.]
covered up <03680> [have.]
said <0559> [I said.]
forgave <05375> [forgavest.]
wrongdoing .................. sins <05771> [iniquity.]
faithful followers <02623> [For this.]
faithful followers <02623> [godly.]
pray <06419> [pray.]
opportunity <06256> [a time, etc. Heb. a time of finding. in the floods.]
hiding <05643> [my.]
surround <05437> [compass.]
shouts <07438> [songs.]
instruct <07919> [instruct.]
advise <03289> [I will guide, etc. Heb. I will counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee.]
horse <05483> [Be ye.]
unintelligent <0995> [no.]
suffers <07227> [Many.]
trusts <0982> [but.]
Rejoice <08055> [Be glad.]
Shout <07442> [shout.]
upright <03477> [upright.]
shout <07442> [Rejoice.]
godly <06662> [ye righteous.]
praise <08416> [praise.]
Give thanks <03034> [Praise.]
instrument <05035> [with the psaltery.]
{Benaivel Æ’sor,} rather, "with the ten-stringed {nabla;}" see on 1 Ch 13:8.
new <02319> [a new.]
Play <05059> [play.]
decrees <01697> [the word.]
<04639> [all his.]
promotes <0157> [He.]
earth <0776> [earth.]
faithfulness <02617> [goodness. or, mercy.]
decree ........ mere word <01697 07307> [By the.]
created <06635> [the host.]
mere word <07307> [breath.]
piles up <03664> [He gathereth.]
<05067> [heap.]
earth <0776> [the earth.]
stand in awe <01481> [stand.]
spoke <0559> [For.]
stood <05975> [and it stood.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
frustrates <06331> [bringeth. Heb. maketh frustrate.]
nullifies <05106> [he maketh.]
decisions <06098> [The counsel.]
plans <04284> [thoughts.]
throughout ... ages <01755> [all generations. Heb. generation and generation.]
blessed <0835> [Blessed.]
people <05971> [people.]
special possession <05159> [his own.]
watches <05027> [looketh.]
sees <07200> [beholdeth.]
forms <03335> [fashioneth.]
note <0995> [considereth.]
king <04428> [no king.]
warrior <01368> [mighty.]
horse <05483> [An horse.]
great <07230> [his great.]
notice <05869> [the eye.]
wait <03176> [hope.]
saving <05337> [To deliver.]
lives ..... sustaining <02421> [to keep.]
<05315> [soul.]
deliverer <05828> [he is.]
hearts <03820> [For.]
holy <06944> [his.]
Abimelech <040> [A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062. (Title.) Abimelech. or, Achish.]
This is the second of the alphabetical Psalms (the first being Ps 25:); each verse beginning consecutively with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The verse, however, which begins with [\^w\^, vƒv,] {wav,} and which should come in between the fifth and sixth, is totally wanting; but as the 22nd, which now begins with [\^p\^, pˆ,] {pay, podeh,} "redeemeth," is entirely out of the series, it is not improbable that it was originally written {oophodeh,} "and redeemeth" and occupied that situation, in which connection it reads admirably.
[See on Ps.]
boast <01984> [make.]
oppressed <06035> [the humble.]
Magnify <01431> [magnify.]
praise <07311> [let us.]
sought <01875> [sought.]
fears <04035> [from.]
look <05027> [They.]
happy <05102> [and were.]
happy <05102> [lightened. or, flowed unto him. their.]
oppressed <06041> [This.]
saved <03467> [saved.]
angel <04397> [The angel.]
camps <02583> [encampeth.]
Taste <02938> [taste.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
blessed <0835> [blessed.]
Remain loyal ............ loyal followers <03372 03373> [fear.]
lack <04270> [for.]
young lions <03715> [lions.]
seek <01875> [but.]
<03212> [Come.]
teach <03925> [I will.]
<0376> [What.]
happy <07200> [that he.]
make sure <05341> [Keep.]
speech <01696> [speaking.]
Turn away <05493> [Depart.]
do <06213> [do.]
Strive <01245> [seek.]
Lord pays attention .... godly <05869 03068 06662> [The.]
hears <0241> [and.]
<06440> [face.]
wipes ....... from <03772> [to cut.]
cry out <06817> [The righteous.]
There is no word for the righteous in the present Hebrew text; but it is preserved in all the versions; and it was probably lost from its similitude to {tzƒ„koo,} "they cry:"--{tzƒ„koo tazddeekim,} "the righteous cry."
cry out <06817> [cry.]
near <07138> [is nigh.]
brokenhearted <07665> [unto them, etc. Heb. to the broken of heart.]
discouraged <01793> [such as, etc. Heb. the contrite of spirit.]
many <07227> [Many.]
Lord <03068> [but.]
Evil <07451> [Evil.]
hate <08130> [they.]
punished <0816> [desolate. or, guilty.]
rescues <06299> [redeemeth.]
shelter <02620> [none.]
fight <07378> [A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062. Plead.]
Attack .... attack <03898> [fight.]
lance <05462> [stop.]
<0559> [say.]
ashamed <0954> [confounded.]
seek ........... plan <01245 02803> [that.]
<05472> [turned.]
chaff <04671> [as chaff.]
angel <04397> [and.]
path <01870> [their.]
dark ... slippery <02519 02822> [dark and slippery. Heb. darkness and slipperiness.]
harm ......... catch me <02600> [without.]
hid <02934> [hid.]
destruction ................. destruction <07722> [Let destruction.]
All the verbs in these verses, (ver. 4-8,) in the original, are in the future tense, as a prediction, and should probably be so rendered; though as that tense is frequently used in Hebrew for the imperative, most translators, both ancient and modern, have considered them as an imprecation.
surprise <03045> [at unawares. Heb. which he knoweth not of. net.]
destruction ................. destruction <07722> [into.]
strength <06106> [All.]
rescue <05337> [who.]
rescue <05337> [which.]
overpower <02389> [too.]
Violent ... perjure <02555 05707> [False witnesses. Heb. Witnesses of wrong.]
accuse <07592> [laid, etc. Heb. asked me.]
repay <07999> [They.]
overwhelmed <07908> [spoiling. Heb. depriving.]
sorrow <05315> [my soul.]
Or, "my life," as the word {nephesh} frequently denotes.
sick <02470> [when.]
<06031> [humbled. or, afflicted.]
prayers <08605> [my prayer.]
<01980> [I behaved, etc. Heb. I walked as a friend, as brother to me.]
I bowed.
mourning <057> [as one.]
Or, "as a mourning mother," {k„avel aim.}
stumbled <06761> [in mine.]
stumbled <06761> [adversity. Heb. halting.]
ambush <05222> [the abjects.]
<03045> [I knew.]
rejoiced ............ tore <08055 07167> [they.]
<02611> [hypocritical.]
bite <02786> [gnashed.]
watch <07200> [how.]
watch <07200> [look.]
Rescue <07725> [rescue.]
life <03173> [darling. Heb. only one.]
give you thanks <03034> [give.]
praise <01984> [praise.]
crowd <06099> [much. Heb. strong.]
enemies ..................... schemes <0341 07169> [Let.]
no reason <08267> [wrongfully. Heb. falsely.]
schemes <07169> [wink.]
hate <08130> [that hate.]
make <01696> [For.]
plan <02803> [but.]
unsuspecting <07282> [quiet.]
devour <06310> [Yea.]
Aha Aha <01889> [Aha.]
notice <07200> [This.]
remain <02790> [keep.]
far away <07368> [be.]
Rouse <05782> [Stir.]
God <0430> [my God.]
Vindicate <08199> [Judge.]
gloat <08055> [and let.]
say .............. say <0559> [say.]
Aha <01889> [Ah. Heb. Ah, Ah, our soul. so.]
wanted ......... devoured <05315 01104> [We have.]
embarrassed <0954> [ashamed.]
taunt <03847> [clothed.]
arrogantly <01431> [magnify.]
shout for joy <07442> [shout.]
vindication <06664> [righteous cause. Heb. righteousness.]
say <0559> [say.]
desire .................... wants <02655> [which.]
David <01732> [A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) A psalm.]
This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity.
servant <05650> [servant.]
rebellious <06588> [The transgression.]
Or, rather, "The speech of transgression to the wicked is within his heart: there is no fear of God before his eyes;" for instead of {libbi,} "my heart," four MSS., have {libbo,} "his heart," which is also the reading of the LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon.
fear <06343> [no.]
too <02505> [For he.]
sin <05771> [until, etc. Heb. to find his iniquity to hate.]
words <01697> [The words.]
care <02308> [he hath.]
plans <02803> [deviseth.]
sin ............ sinful <0205> [mischief. or, vanity. setteth.]
reject <03988> [abhorreth.]
loyal love <02617> [mercy.]
faithfulness <0530> [faithfulness.]
justice <06666> [righteousness.]
highest mountains <02042 0410> [great mountains. Heb. mountains of God.]
fairness <04941> [judgments.]
preserve <03467> [thou.]
precious <03368> [How.]
precious <03368> [excellent. Heb. precious.]
finds shelter <02620> [put their.]
with <07301> [abundantly.]
with <07301> [satisfied. Heb. watered.]
{Yirweyun,} "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven.
drink <08248> [and thou.]
delicacies <05730> [thy pleasures.]
Or, {adanacha,} "thy pleasure," as four MSS., read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.
gives and sustains <04726> [For.]
<0216> [in thy.]
Extend <04900> [continue. Heb. draw out at length.]
followers <03045> [that.]
vindicate <06666> [and thy.]
<07272> [foot.]
make <03027> [hand.]
evildoers <06466> [There.]
unable <03201> [shall.]
[(Title.)]
This is the third alphabetical Psalm. It seems to have been intended as an instructive and consoling ode for the captives in Babylon, who might feel themselves severely tempted when they saw those idolaters in prosperity, and themselves in adversity.
fret <02734> [Fret.]
envy <07065> [neither.]
Trust <0982> [Trust.]
Settle <07931> [so shalt.]
integrity <0530> [verily. Heb. in truth, or stableness. be fed.]
delight <06026> [Delight.]
answer <05414> [and.]
Commit <01556> [Commit. Heb. Roll thy way upon.]
act <06213> [and.]
vindicate <03318> [he shall.]
daylight <0216> [light.]
[Rest in. Heb. Be silent to.]
confidently <02342> [wait.]
fret <02734> [fret.]
man <0376> [the man.]
<07503> [Cease.]
fret <02734> [fret.]
Wicked <07489> [evil-doers.]
possess <03423> [inherit.]
land <0776> [the earth.]
Or, "the land," {airetz,} probably the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and their posterity forever: and this verse seems to contain a promise of their return thither.
soon <04592> [yet.]
Evil men ....... stare <07563> [wicked.]
stare <0995> [thou.]
oppressed <06035> [the meek.]
enjoy <06026> [delight.]
plot <02161> [plotteth. or, practiseth.]
viciously <02786> [gnasheth.]
laughs <07832> [laugh.]
day <03117> [his day.]
Evil <07563> [wicked.]
slaughter <02873> [slay.]
godly <03477> [such as, etc. Heb. the upright of way.]
swords <02719> [sword.]
bows <07198> [bows.]
power <02220> [arms.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
watches <03045> [knoweth.]
day <03117> [the days.]
inheritance <05159> [their.]
hard <07451> [in the evil.]
comes <03117> [days.]
evil <07563> [But the.]
<03733 03368> [as the fat of lambs. Heb. preciousness.]
That is, as the fat was wholly consumed in sacrifices, by the fire on the altar, so the wicked shall consume away in the fire of God's anger.
smoke <06227> [smoke.]
borrow <03867> [borroweth.]
godly <06662> [righteous.]
favored by <01288> [Blessed.]
rejected <07043> [cursed.]
wiped <03772> [cut off.]
grants <04703> [steps.]
success <03559> [ordered. or, established.]
finds commendable <02654> [delighteth.]
fall <05307> [Though.]
Lord <03068> [for.]
young <05288> [I have.]
seen <07200> [yet.]
children <02233> [nor his seed.]
day <03117> [ever. Heb. all the day. merciful.]
children <02233> [his seed.]
Turn <05493> [Depart.]
Do what is right ..... enjoy <02896 06213> [do good.]
promotes <0157> [loveth.]
abandons <05800> [forsaketh.]
children <02233> [but.]
law <08451> [law.]
feet <0838> [none.]
feet <0838> [steps. or, goings.]
ambush <06822> [watcheth.]
surrender <05800> [will not.]
condemned <07561> [condemn.]
Rely <06960> [Wait.]
{Kawah,} to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is God, to whom the heart extends this straight line of earnest desire. He who, while he waits on God, keeps his way, is sure to have the further blessings of which he is in pursuit.
Obey <08104> [keep.]
permit <07311> [exalt.]
evil <07563> [when.]
seen <07200> [I have.]
green ...... native <0249 07488> [a green bay-tree. or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil.]
delivers <08668> [salvation.]
protects <04581> [strength.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
evil <07563> [from.]
protection <02620> [because.]
[(Title.)]
This deeply penitential Psalm is supposed to have been composed by David under some grievous affliction, either bodily or mental, or both, after his illicit intercourse with Bathsheba.
attention <02142> [to bring.]
rebuke <03198> [rebuke.]
raging fury <02534> [hot.]
arrows <02671> [thine.]
hand <03027> [thy hand.]
sick <04974> [soundness.]
health <07965> [neither.]
health <07965> [rest. Heb. peace, or, health. because.]
sins overwhelm <05771 07218> [mine.]
heavy <03515> [as an.]
wounds <02250> [My wounds.]
The soul being invisible, its distempers are also so; therefore the sacred writers describe them by the distempers of the body. (See the Parallel Texts on these verses.) On reading these and similar passages, say Bp. Lowth, some, who were but little acquainted with the genius of Hebrew poetry, have pretended to enquire into the nature of the disease with which the poet was afflicted; not less absurdly, in my opinion, than if they had perplexed themselves to discover in what river he was plunged, when he complains that "the deep waters had gone over his soul."
dazed <05753> [troubled. Heb. wearied. bowed.]
mourning <06937> [mourning.]
<03689> [my loins.]
sick <04974> [no.]
groan loudly <07580> [roared.]
Lord <0136> [Lord.]
Instead of {adonay,} "Lord," several MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."
groaning <0585> [groaning.]
heart <03820> [heart.]
see <0216> [the light.]
hardly <0369> [gone from. Heb. not with.]
<0157> [lovers.]
distance .... stand <05975> [stand.]
condition <05061> [sore. Heb. stroke. kinsmen. or, neighbours. afar off.]
entrap <05367> [lay snares.]
speak <01696> [speak.]
hear <08085> [that heareth.]
<03068> [in thee, etc. or, thee do I wait for. do.]
respond <06030> [hear. or, answer.]
Here also, instead of {adonay,} one hundred and two MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."
prayed <0559> [For I said.]
foot <07272> [foot.]
arrogantly <01431> [magnify.]
stumble <06761> [to halt. Heb. for halting.]
pain <04341> [sorrow.]
confess .......... sins <05046 02403> [For.]
concerned <01672> [sorry.]
enemies <0341> [But.]
[are lively, etc. Heb. being living are strong.]
Instead of {chaymin,} "lively" Bp. Lowth would read {chinmon,} "without cause:"--"but mine enemies without cause have strengthened themselves." As this emendation renders this member of the sentence parallel to the other, it is by no means improbable: see Ps 35:19; 79:5.
hate <08130> [they that.]
repay <07999> [render.]
them ...... me <07291> [because.]
God <0430> [O my God.]
Hurry <02363> [Make.]
help .... Lord <05833 0136> [to help me. Heb. for my help. O Lord.]
Jeduthun <03038> [A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. (Title.) Jeduthun.]
Jeduthun, probably the same as Ethan, 1 Ch 6:44, was one of the sons of Merari, and is supposed to have been one the four masters of music, or leaders of bands, belonging to the temple service. It is therefore probable that David, having composed this Psalm, gave it to Jeduthun and his company to sing; and it is very likely, that it was written on the same occasion as the preceding.
say <0559> [I said.]
sin <02398> [that I.]
mouth <06310> [my mouth, etc. Heb. a bridle, or muzzle, for my mouth.]
the .... an evil man <07563> [while.]
stone <0481> [I was.]
<02896> [even.]
<03511> [my sorrow.]
frustration grew <05916> [stirred. Heb. troubled.]
understand ........... realize <03045> [make.]
quickly ..... pass <02310> [how frail I am. or, what time I have here.]
make <05414> [Behold.]
all <03605> [as nothing.]
all <03605> [verily.]
who <05324> [at his best state. Heb. settled.]
ghosts <06754> [a vain shew. Heb. an image.]
There is but the semblance of being: he appeareth for a little, and then vanisheth.
accumulate <06651> [he heapeth.]
<06960> [what wait.]
hope <08431> [hope.]
Deliver <05337> [Deliver.]
make <07760> [make.]
stop <05493> [Remove.]
death <03615> [I am consumed.]
beaten <08409> [blow. Heb. conflict.]
sins <08433> [When.]
strength <02530> [his beauty, etc. Heb. that which is to be desired in him to melt away.]
people <0120> [surely.]
ignore <02790> [hold.]
one residing outside his native land <01616> [for I am.]
ancestors <01> [as all.]
Turn .... gaze away <08159> [spare.]
[be no.]
[A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. (Title.)]
This psalm is supposed to have been composed by David about the same time, and on the same occasion, as the two preceding; with this difference, that here he magnifies God for have obtained the mercy which he sought there. It also contains a remarkable prophecy of the incarnation and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
relied ... on <06960> [I waited. Heb. In waiting I waited.]
turned <05186> [inclined.]
lifted ... out <05927> [brought.]
watery pit <0953 07588> [horrible pit. Heb. pit of noise.]
slimy <03121> [the miry.]
placed <06965> [set.]
secure <03559> [established.]
gave <05414> [And he.]
praising <08416> [praise.]
many <07227> [many.]
blessed <0835> [Blessed.]
seek help <06437> [respecteth.]
<07750> [as turn.]
many <07227> [Many.]
purposes <04284> [thoughts.]
thwart <06186> [they cannot, etc. or, none can order them unto thee.]
sacrifices <02077> [Sacrifice.]
<0241> [mine ears.]
<03738> [opened. Heb. digged.]
come <0935> [Lo.]
scroll <04039> [in the.]
want <02654> [I delight.]
law <08451> [yea.]
dominates ... thoughts <04578 08432> [within my heart. Heb. in the midst of my bowels.]
told <01319> [preached.]
spare <03607> [not.]
know <03045> [thou knowest.]
failed <03680> [not hid.]
justice <06666> [righteousness.]
reliability <0530> [faithfulness.]
deliverance <08668> [salvation.]
loyal love <02617> [lovingkindness.]
withhold <03607> [Withhold.]
From this verse to the end, we have quite a new subject; for the former contains a thanksgiving, and this contains a supplication. It is nearly the same as the seventieth, and probably formed a distinct Psalm.
loyal love <02617> [let thy.]
innumerable <04557> [innumerable.]
sins ................ head <05771 07218> [mine.]
outnumber <06105> [they are.]
strength <03820> [heart.]
fails <05800> [faileth. Heb. forsaketh.]
<07521> [Be.]
hurry <02363> [make.]
embarrassed <0954> [Let them be ashamed.]
The verbs in the preceding verse, in which the psalmist simply prays for deliverance, are in the imperative; but here, and in the following verses, they are in the future tense, and naturally express the language of lively faith and hope, rather than that of wishing the destruction foreseen and predicted.
snatch away ............ want <01245 02655> [that.]
turned <05472> [driven.]
humiliated <08074> [desolate.]
say <0559> [say.]
seek <01245> [all.]
love <0157> [love.]
say <0559> [say.]
oppressed <06041> [I am poor.]
Lord <0136> [the Lord.]
helper <05833> [help.]
delay <0309> [make.]
[(Title.)]
This Psalm is supposed to have been written on the same occasion as the three former; and to relate to David's affliction, and the evil treatment he received from his enemies during its continuance.
blessed <0835> [Blessed.]
poor <01800> [the poor. or, the weak, or sick.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
When trouble <07451 03117> [time of trouble. Heb. the day of evil.]
protect <08104> [preserve.]
blessed <0833> [blessed.]
turn ... over <05414> [thou wilt not. or, do not thou.]
supports <05582> [strengthen.]
heal <02015> [make. Heb. turn.]
Lord <03068> [Lord.]
Heal <07495> [heal.]
enemies <0341> [Mine.]
forgotten <08034> [his name.]
friendly ............... me <01696> [speaketh.]
leaves <03318> [when.]
whisper <03907> [whisper.]
plan <02803> [against.]
harm <07451> [my hurt. Heb. evil to me.]
say ... awful ... overwhelms <01100 01697> [An evil disease. Heb. A thing of Belial.]
<07901> [and.]
close <07965> [Yea.]
close friend <0376 07965> [mine own familiar friend. Heb. the man of my peace. which.]
<01431> [lifted up. Heb. magnified.]
mercy <02603> [be merciful.]
pay <07999> [that.]
enemy <0341> [because.]
uphold <08551> [thou.]
access <05324> [settest.]
praise <01288> [Blessed.]
agree ... agree <0543> [Amen.]
The LXX. and Vulgate render [Genoito, genoito] {Fiat, fiat.} So be it! So be it! With this psalm ends the first of the five books into which the Hebrews have divided the Psalms.
[A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021. (Title.)]
{Maschil,} or a Psalm giving instruction, of the sons, etc. Or, "An instructive Psalm," or didactic ode, "for the sons of Korah." It is generally supposed to have been written by David when driven from Jerusalem and beyond Jordan, by Absalom's rebellion.
Korahites <01121> [the sons.]
longs ........ long <06165> [panteth. Heb. brayeth. so panteth.]
thirst <06770> [thirsteth.]
living <02416> [living.]
go <0935> [when.]
weep <01832> [tears.]
day <03117> [while.]
remember <02142> [When.]
weep <08210> [I pour.]
walking along <05674> [for I.]
shouting <06963> [with the voice.]
depressed <07817> [Why art thou cast down. Heb. Why art thou bowed down.]
Wait for <03176> [hope.]
give thanks ....... saving intervention <03034 03444> [praise him. or, give thanks. for the help, etc. or, his presence is salvation.]
<0430> [my God.]
pray <02142> [therefore.]
region ......... Mount <0776 02022> [from the.]
Hermon <02769> [Hermonites.]
Mount Mizar <04706 02022> [the hill Mizar. or, the little hill.]
deep stream calls .... another <08415 07121> [Deep calleth.]
waterfalls <06794> [water-spouts.]
A water-spout is a large tube formed of clouds by means of the electric fluid, the base being uppermost, and the point let down perpendicularly form the clouds. It has a particular kind of circular motion at the point; and, being hollow within, attracts vast quantities of water, which it frequently pours down in torrents upon the earth. These spouts are frequent on the coast of Syria; and no doubt the Psalmist had often seen them, and the ravages which they made.
billows <04867> [all thy.]
decrees <06680> [command.]
night <03915> [in the night.]
God <0410> [the God.]
God <0410> [God.]
ignore <07911> [Why hast.]
<03212> [why go.]
oppress <03906> [because.]
taunts <07524> [As with.]
taunts <07524> [sword. or, killing. while.]
depressed <07817> [cast down.]
saving intervention <03444> [the health.]
