_David describeth the corruption of a natural man: he convinceth the wicked by the light of their conscience: he glorieth in the salvation of God._ To the chief musician. _A Psalm_ of David. _TITLE._— לדוד למנצח _lamnatseach ledavid._ This Psalm is thought to have been composed by David upon the al... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD LOOKED DOWN, &C.— These, and the following words, as to the sense of them, are taken from Genesis 6:5. They are here used in confutation of the profane and Epicurean ideas of those who denied a Providence.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY ARE ALL GONE ASIDE, &C.— St. Paul, having cited this verse, Romans 3:10; Romans 3:31 subjoins three others, which are translated in the liturgy version of the church of England, but are not to be found in the modern Hebrew. In order to support the integrity of the Hebrew text, it has been suppo... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE ALL THE WORKERS &C.— _Do they not observe, all the dealers in vanity, devourers of my people? They eat bread, they called not upon the Lord:_ Psalms 14:5. _They were upon the spot, in a great fear:_ Mudge: who remarks, that these words point at something which had lately happened at an impious... [ Continue Reading ]
YE HAVE SHAMED THE COUNSEL OF THE POOR— _Will ye shame the counsel of the afflicted?_—"Will ye now shame, or laugh at the poor oppressed people, for making God their refuge? Psalms 14:7. O that I could once see them back again in their own land!" This great event, probably, gave the author spirit to... [ Continue Reading ]