_David resorteth unto God, in confidence of his integrity._ A Psalm of David. _TITLE._— לדוד _ledavid,_ in this psalm David asserts his innocence so strongly, that we may conclude it was made before the preceding psalm, agreeably to the observation made on the title of that psalm. Theodoret suppos... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL WASH MINE HANDS IN INNOCENCY— It was a common custom among all the Jews to wash before prayers; but the priests in particular were not to perform any sacred office in the sanctuary till they had poured water out of the laver, and washed their hands in it. David alludes to this custom. But bec... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE— This certainly means the tabernacle, wherein the ark of God was kept, and where he manifested his peculiar presence by a visible and glorious appearance. Dr. Hammond says, that the _habitation of thy house_ may, by apposition, be, _thy habitation-house;_ as we say in Eng... [ Continue Reading ]
GATHER NOT— _Unite not._... [ Continue Reading ]
MY FOOT STANDETH IN AN EVEN PLACE— Mudge observes, that this is an answer to the first verse: he had said there, _Let me not slide,_ for so it should be rendered: here he says, _my foot standeth firm on plain ground._ REFLECTIONS.—1st, The greatest innocence is no protection from the envenomed tong... [ Continue Reading ]