Psalms 13:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? Ver. 1. _How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever?_] It appeareth that when David penned this psalm (which some think was about the end of Saul's p... [ Continue Reading ]
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Ver. 2. _How long shall I take counsel in my soul_] _i.e._ Conceal my grief, saith Aben Ezra, which is no small aggravation of it; or, How long shall I toss and tumble in my mi... [ Continue Reading ]
Consider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death; Ver. 3. _Consider and hear me, O Lord my God_] He turns him to God in this peck of trouble (for they seldom come single), and pleads the covenant, "My God," beseeching him to see and hear both at once how i... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [and] those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved._ Ver. 4. _Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him_] This David frequently deprecateth as a great evil, because God's honour was concerned in it, and would suffer by it. As unskilful hu... [ Continue Reading ]
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Ver. 5. _But I have trusted in thy mercy_] Notwithstanding all the endeavours of earth and of hell to cast down this castle of my confidence, I will not quit it; but be still as a green olive tree in the house of God: I will... [ Continue Reading ]
I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Ver. 6. _I will sing unto the Lord_] How far different is the end of this psalm from the beginning! See the like Psalms 6:1, _See Trapp on "_ Psa 6:1 _"_ Because he hath dealt bountifully with me] _Qui retribuit mihi,_ so Popish... [ Continue Reading ]