Yet have I set R.V., Yet I have set. The first stanza ended with the defiant words of the rebels: the second stanza ends with the answer of Jehovah. The sentence is elliptical, and the pronoun is emphatic: -Why this uproar, when it is IWho have set up My king" &c. The meaning of the word rendered sethas been much disputed, but it certainly means set up, or appointed, not, as A.V. marg., anointed. Cp. Proverbs 8:23.

my king A king appointed by Me, to rule over My people, as My representative. Cp. 1 Samuel 16:1.

my holy hill of Zion Zion, the name of the ancient strong-hold which became the city of David (2 Samuel 5:7), consecrated by the presence of the Ark until the Temple was built, is the poetical and prophetical name for Jerusalem in its character as the holy city, the earthly dwelling-place of Jehovah, and the seat of the kingdom which He had established. For a discussion of the topographical difficulties connected with the site of Zion see Comm. on 2 Samuel, p. 239.

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