I will extol thee Or, exalt, as the word is rendered in Exodus 15:2; Psalms 34:3; Isaiah 25:1; &c. The same word is used of God's exalting men to high estate (1 Samuel 2:7), or lifting them up out of danger into safety (Psalms 9:13; Psalms 27:5); and man's return is to exalt God by proclaiming His supreme exaltedness.

thou hast lifted me up R.V., thou hast raised me up, a peculiar word, meaning literally, thou hast drawn me up, from the depths of trouble, or the pit of Sheol.

and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me His death would have been the occasion for the triumph of his enemies. For the malignant delight of enemies enhancing the bitterness of misfortune see Psalms 35:19; Psalms 35:24 ff.; Psalms 38:16; Lamentations 2:17.

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