_The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection._ A Song of Degrees. _Title._ המעלות שׁיו _Shiir hammangaloth._] This psalm is thought by some to have been written by David, while he was in the field with his army during Absalom's rebellion; but if the psalms of ascent were... [ Continue Reading ]
MY HELP COMETH FROM THE LORD— _My help is from the house of the Lord._ מעם _Meim,_ is not _from the Lord,_ but _from with the Lord;_ from where he resides.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD IS THY SHADE UPON THY RIGHT HAND— In those countries, where the heat of the sun was intolerable, shady places were esteemed as not only very refreshing, but likewise as salutary and necessary to the preservation of life. When therefore the Psalmist stiles Jehovah his _shade_ or shelter, he... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THY GOING OUT, &C.— That is; "Shall protect and prosper thee in all thy undertakings." REFLECTIONS.—In every distress the Psalmist fled to a covenant God. We have, 1. His prayer. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,_ the place of God's tabernacle, or to the heavenly hil... [ Continue Reading ]